China's reforming churches : mission, polity, and ministry in the next christendom / edited by Bruce P. Baugus.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baugus, Bruce P., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presbyterian Church--China.

Presbyterian Church.

Reformed Church--China.

Reformed Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 336 pages) : maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Michigan : Reformation Heritage Books, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a critical moment in the life of China's reforming churches and the Presbyterian and Reformed mission to China.This book provides both a historical look at Presbyterianism in China and an assessment of the current state of affairs, orienting readers to church development needs and the basic outlines of Reformed Christianity in China today.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Map

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part 1

1 A Brief History of the Western Presbyterian and Reformed Mission to China

2 Watson Hayes and the North China Theological Seminary

3 A Brief History of the Korean Presbyterian Mission to China

Part 2

4 In Their Own Words

5 Why Chinese Churches Need Biblical Presbyterianism

6 A Few Significant Ones

Part 3

7 The Social Conditions of Ministry in China Today

8 China A Tale of Two Churches

9 Two Kingdoms in China

10 From Dissension to Joy

Part 4

11 The Emergence of Legal Christian Publishing in China

12 A Report on the State of Reformed Theological Education in China

13 The Indigenization and Contextualization of the Reformed Faith in China

Conclusion

Appendix A

Appendix B

Contributors.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-60178-318-3

OCLC:

899495854