Christianity in ChinaThis book, explains the impact of Christianity on China. It narrates Christianity's introduction to the Chinese first by the British, then American, missionaries in the early 19th century; the methods the missionaries used to attract more Chinese to Christianity; the Chinese people's attempt to break away from the Western world and establish their own Christian churches; the changes the churches endured after China became the People's Republic of China in 1949; and the Chinese Christian churches' continual thrive in the late 20th century. With black & white photos. |
Contents
Climax of Missionary Activities | 34 |
Change in the Means of Christian Missionary Activities | 40 |
The Independence Movement and Localization | 53 |
The Localization Movement of the Christian Churches to Remove | 67 |
Threeself Patriotic Movement of the Chinese | 81 |
The Emergence of ThreeSelf Declaration | 91 |
The Establishment of National Committee of Threeself Patriotic | 99 |
Chinese Churches During the Period of Reform | 107 |
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Activities and Revitalization Activities in China American missionaries American Presbyterian Church Amity Foundation areas Beijing Bible Bridgman British Cao Shengjie Chapter 1 Early Chapter 2 Climax Chapter 4 Three-Self Chapter 5 Chinese China Christian Council Chinese Christian Churches Chinese Christian leaders Chinese Churches Chinese culture Chinese people's Christianity in China Churches in China Climax of Missionary Committee of Three-Self Concord Theological College Early 20th Century Early Missionary Activities established foreign missionaries foreign missions Guangdong Guangzhou Hangzhou held Independence Movement independent churches Jinling Concord Theological Localization Movement London Missionary Society missionaries to China missionary named Morrison Movement and Localization Nanjing national conference Ningbo north China number of Christians organizations Period of Reform preaching priests promote Qing government Reform and Opening religion revolution self-rule Shandong Province Shanghai Three-Self Patriotic Movement three-self principle Tianjin Tuan Movement U.S. government unequal treaties Wu Yaozong Xiamen Yi He Tuan Zhao Zichen