The Bible and the Gun

Christianity in South China, 1860-1900
1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-415-93383-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

This book takes a new look at the impacts of Christianity in the late-nineteenth-century China. Using American Baptist and English Presbyterian examples in Guangdong province, it examines the scale of Chinese conversions, the creation of Christian villages, and the power relations between Christians and non-Christians, and between different Christian denominations. This book is based on a very comprehensive foundation of data. By supplementing the Protestant missionary and Chinese archival materials with fieldwork data that were collected in several Christian villages, this study not only highlights the inner dynamics of Chinese Christianity but also explores a variety of crisis management strategies employed by missionaries, Christian converts, foreign diplomats and Chinese officials in local politics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lee, Joseph Tse-Hei

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Missionswissenschaft, Missionsgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Christliche Orden und Vereinigungen, Ordensgeschichte, Mönchstum

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The World of Chaozhou 2. The Return of Chinese Overseas Christians 3. The Protestant Expansion into the Interior 4. Chinese Church Memberships 5. Rural Church Networks 6. The First Murder of Martyrdom? 7. The Lord of Heaven versus Jesus Christ 8. Protestant Denominational Conflict 9. Customary Dispute and Intra-Village Violence 10. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Joseph Tse-Hei Lee is Professor of History in Dyson College of Arts and Sciences at Pace University.