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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788527903321

Autore

Faries Nathan <1971->

Titolo

The "inscrutably Chinese" church [[electronic resource] ] : how narratives and nationalism continue to divide Christianity / / Nathan Faries

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2010

ISBN

1-283-61394-8

0-7391-3959-2

9786613926395

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 p.)

Disciplina

275.1/082

Soggetti

Christianity - China

China Church history 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-291) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: "inscrutably Chinese" narratives -- The "true face" of the Chinese church -- National narratives from outside China -- National narratives from within China -- Missionary stories from the past -- "Missionary" stories from contemporary China -- Literary narratives from before China's reform era -- Foreign travelers in the new China -- Chinese-American voices and living White males  -- Pre-modern and modern literature -- Reform era writers test the waters -- Shi Tiesheng and Bei Cun dive into the deep end -- The narratives of Chinese Christianity -- Conclusion: cause for hope amid unresolved tensions.

Sommario/riassunto

The 'Inscrutably Chinese' Church will move readers nearer to the Chinese Christian experience, help foreign readers to see more clearly how Chinese Christians view their government and themselves in relation to those ruling powers. It is the division between insider points of view and those from the outside to which the subtitle of this book refers, and this is a gap in understanding which this book attempts to close.