From Christ to Confucius : German Missionaries, Chinese Christians, and the Globalization of Christianity, 1860-1950 / Albert Monshan Wu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wu, Albert Monshan, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history--19th century.

Church history.

Church history--20th century.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A bold and original study of German missionaries in China, who catalyzed a revolution in thinking among European Christians about the nature of Christianity itself In this accessibly written and empirically based study, Albert Wu documents how German missionaries-chastened by their failure to convert Chinese people to Christianity-reconsidered their attitudes toward Chinese culture and Confucianism. In time, their increased openness catalyzed a revolution in thinking among European Christians about the nature of Christianity itself. At a moment when Europe's Christian population is falling behind those of South America and Africa, Wu's provocative analysis sheds light on the roots of Christianity's global shift.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Abbreviations

introduction: Perceptions of Failure

Chapter One: The Missionary Impulse

Chapter Two: Responding to Failure

Chapter Three: Missionary Optimism

Chapter Four: A Fractured Landscape

Chapter Five: Order Out of Chaos

Chapter Six: Falling in Love with Confucius

Chapter Seven: Unfulfilled Promises

Chapter Eight: Fruits of the Spirit

Conclusion: Failure and Success

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780300225266

OCLC:

961456005