02702nam 2200553 a 450 991078852790332120230725050100.01-283-61394-80-7391-3959-29786613926395(CKB)3360000000435073(EBL)1031997(OCoLC)817814045(SSID)ssj0000720925(PQKBManifestationID)12262164(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000720925(PQKBWorkID)10688953(PQKB)10647049(MiAaPQ)EBC1031997(Au-PeEL)EBL1031997(CaPaEBR)ebr10607037(CaONFJC)MIL392639(EXLCZ)99336000000043507320100715d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe "inscrutably Chinese" church[electronic resource] how narratives and nationalism continue to divide Christianity /Nathan FariesLanham, Md. Lexington Booksc20101 online resource (318 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-3957-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-291) and index.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.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.ChristianityChinaChinaChurch history20th centuryChristianity275.1/082Faries Nathan1971-1462152MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788527903321The "inscrutably Chinese" church3670996UNINA