The Interpretation of Tang Christianity in the Late Ming China Mission
Title | The Interpretation of Tang Christianity in the Late Ming China Mission PDF eBook |
Author | Matteo Nicolini-Zani |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 375 |
Release | 2023-04-24 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004535853 |
The book contains the first annotated English translation of the Correct Explanation of the Tang “Stele Eulogy on the Luminous Teaching” (1644) by the Jesuit Manuel Dias Jr. and other late Ming Chinese Christian sources interpreting the “venerable ancestor” of the Jesuit mission, namely, the mission of the Church of the East in Tang China. Based on this documentation, the book reconstructs the process of “appropriation” by Jesuit missionaries and their Chinese converts of ancient traces of Christianity that were discovered in China in the first half of the seventeenth century, such as the Xi’an stele (781) and other Christian relics
The Interpretation of Tang Christianity in the Late Ming China Mission
Title | The Interpretation of Tang Christianity in the Late Ming China Mission PDF eBook |
Author | Matteo Nicolini-Zani |
Publisher | Brill |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023-02 |
Genre | China |
ISBN | 9789004534582 |
Based on the translation of the Correct Explanation of the Tang "Stele Eulogy on the Luminous Teaching" (1644) by the Jesuit Manuel Dias Jr. and other late Ming Chinese Christian sources, the book reconstructs the process of interpretation and "appropriation" of the Xi'an stele and other ancient Christian relics by the Jesuit missionaries and their Chinese converts.
Jingjiao
Title | Jingjiao PDF eBook |
Author | Glen L. Thompson |
Publisher | Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2024-02-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1467467138 |
A balanced, accessible, and thorough history of Jingjiao, the first Christian church in China Many people assume that the first introduction of Christianity to the Chinese was part of nineteenth-century Western imperialism. In fact, Syriac-speaking Christians brought the gospel along the Silk Road into China in the seventh century. Glen L. Thompson introduces readers to the fascinating history of this early Eastern church, referred to as Jingjiao, or the “Luminous Teaching.” Thompson presents the history of the Persian church’s mission to China with rigor and clarity. While Christianity remained a minority and “foreign” religion in the Middle Kingdom, it nonetheless attracted adherents among indigenous Chinese and received imperial approval during the Tang Dynasty. Though it was later suppressed alongside Buddhism, it resurfaced in China and Mongolia in the twelfth century. Thompson also discusses how the modern unearthing of Chinese Christian texts has stirred controversy over the meaning of Jingjiao to recent missionary efforts in China. In an accessible style, Thompson guides readers through primary sources as well as up-to-date scholarship. As the most recent and balanced survey on the topic available in English, Jingjiao will be an indispensable resource for students of global Christianity and missiology.
Preaching Christ in Late Ming China
Title | Preaching Christ in Late Ming China PDF eBook |
Author | Gianni Criveller |
Publisher | |
Pages | 524 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | China |
ISBN |
Beyond Indigenization: Christianity and Chinese History in a Global Context
Title | Beyond Indigenization: Christianity and Chinese History in a Global Context PDF eBook |
Author | Feiya Tao |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 519 |
Release | 2022-11-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004532129 |
Beyond Indigenization, edited by Tao Feiya and translated into English by Max L. Bohnenkamp, traces the history of Christianity in China from the Tang era to contemporary times.
The Cross and the Dragon
Title | The Cross and the Dragon PDF eBook |
Author | John Kesson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 1854 |
Genre | China |
ISBN |
Literary Representations of Christianity in Late Qing and Republican China
Title | Literary Representations of Christianity in Late Qing and Republican China PDF eBook |
Author | John T. P. Lai |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 211 |
Release | 2019-03-27 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9004394486 |
Literary Representations of Christianity in Late Qing and Republican China examines the multiple representations of Christianity through the major genres of Chinese Christian literature (novels, drama and poetry) of the late Qing and Republican periods.