The Church as Safe Haven

Christian Governance in China
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-90-04-38373-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 55, 332 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

Reihe: Studies in Christian Mission

The Church as Safe Haven conceptualizes the rise of Chinese Christianity as a new civilizational paradigm that encouraged individuals and communities to construct a sacred order for empowerment in modern China. Once Christianity enrooted itself in Chinese society as an indigenous religion, local congregations acquired much autonomy which enabled new religious institutions to take charge of community governance. Our contributors draw on newly-released archival sources, as well as on fieldwork observations investigating what Christianity meant to Chinese believers, how native actors built their churches and faith-based associations within the pre-existing social networks, and how they appropriated Christian resources in response to the fast-changing world. This book reconstructs the narratives of ordinary Christians, and places everyday faith experience at the center.

Contributors are: Christie Chui-Shan Chow, Lydia Gerber, Melissa Inouye, Diana Junio, David Jong Hyuk Kang, Lars Peter Laamann, Joseph Tse-Hei Lee, George Kam Wah Mak, John R. Stanley, R. G. Tiedemann, Man-Shun Yeung.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Laamann, Lars Peter

Lee, Joseph Tse-Hei

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Missionswissenschaft, Missionsgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Lars Peter Laamann obtained his Ph.D. in 2001 at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. He is Senior Lecturer in the history of eastern Asia at SOAS and editor of the Central Asiatic Journal.

Joseph Tse-Hei Lee, Ph.D. (2000), School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, is Professor of History at Pace University in New York City.