Imperial to international : a history of St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong / Stuart Wolfendale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolfendale, Stuart.

Series:

Sheng Kung Hui: historical studies of Anglican Christianity in China.

Sheng Kung Hui : historical studies of Anglican Christianity in China

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church architecture--Hong Kong (China).

Church architecture.

Religious architecture--Hong Kong (China).

Religious architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Founded in 1849, St John's Cathedral is the oldest, neo-gothic cathedral in East Asia and China's oldest surviving, still-operating Anglican church. In its early decades, the cathedral was the center of Hong Kong colonial life. Today, it has drawn in other Hong Kong communities, becoming a truly international church with services in several languages. This first comprehensive history of St John's traces the cathedral's role as a colonial parish church and as a bishop's seat for a diocese stretching across China and beyond. It also discusses St John's significance as a center of modern worship for a growing cosmopolitan community.

Contents:

Foreword / by Paul Kwong

Introduction

Genesis, 1841-1850

Imperial parish, 1850-1873

Quiescence and struggle, 1873-1906

The search for substance, 1902-1927

The making of a cathedral, 1927-1941

Out of darkness, 1941-1953

Shedding colonialism, 1953-1976

Towards an international church, 1976-1992

Into the 'Chinese century'

Appendices

1. List of Chaplains, Deans and Bishops

2. List of Stipendiary Assistant Chaplains and Chaplains

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789888180738

9888180738

9789882208469

9882208460

OCLC:

843532263