02849nam 22005175 450 991014863760332120230808200202.0978030022526610.12987/9780300225266(CKB)3710000000918283(MiAaPQ)EBC4728144(StDuBDS)EDZ0001661642(DE-B1597)485959(OCoLC)961456005(DE-B1597)9780300225266(EXLCZ)99371000000091828320200424h20162016 fg engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierFrom Christ to Confucius German Missionaries, Chinese Christians, and the Globalization of Christianity, 1860-1950 /Albert Monshan WuNew Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2016]©20161 online resource (344 pages)Previously issued in print: 2016.0-300-21707-2 0-300-22526-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 -- IndexA 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.Church history19th centuryChurch history20th centuryChinafastChinagndChurch historyChurch history266.02343051Wu Albert Monshan, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1249584DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910148637603321From Christ to Confucius2895742UNINA