LEADER 02702nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910788527903321 005 20230725050100.0 010 $a1-283-61394-8 010 $a0-7391-3959-2 010 $a9786613926395 035 $a(CKB)3360000000435073 035 $a(EBL)1031997 035 $a(OCoLC)817814045 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000720925 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12262164 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000720925 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10688953 035 $a(PQKB)10647049 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1031997 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1031997 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10607037 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL392639 035 $a(EXLCZ)993360000000435073 100 $a20100715d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 15$aThe "inscrutably Chinese" church$b[electronic resource] $ehow narratives and nationalism continue to divide Christianity /$fNathan Faries 210 $aLanham, Md. $cLexington Books$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (318 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-3957-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 281-291) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: "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. 330 $aThe '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. 606 $aChristianity$zChina 607 $aChina$xChurch history$y20th century 615 0$aChristianity 676 $a275.1/082 700 $aFaries$b Nathan$f1971-$01462152 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788527903321 996 $aThe "inscrutably Chinese" church$93670996 997 $aUNINA