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Christianity in modern China : the making of the first native Protestant church

This monograph studies a significant episode in Chinese Christianity. Focusing on the origins of Protestantism in South Fujian, it investigates the evolution of the churches which pioneered in indigenization and ecclesiastical union in China during the 19th century
eBook, English, 2004
Brill, Leiden, 2004
Church history
1 online resource (xiv, 412 pages)
9781423711063, 9789047402336, 9789004131439, 1423711068, 9047402332, 9004131434
191937289
Acknowledgmentsvii
Abbreviationsix
Technical notesxiii
Glossaryxv
Introduction
1(12)
Missionary objectives and ideal
13(48)
The Sinkoe event
13(1)
The missionaries, 1842--56
14(4)
Missionary objectives
18(29)
Church growth, 1842--56
47(6)
The envisaged church
53(8)
Mission methods
61(50)
Missionary perceptions of the Chinese Christians
62(2)
Strict baptism/admission policy
64(19)
Intensive oral instruction of a selected few
83(11)
Anti-foreignism in Amoy
94(12)
Work methods and membership quality
106(5)
Missionary limitations
111(54)
Introduction
111(1)
Shortage of missionaries
112(11)
Language, health and death
123(29)
Other work demands
152(13)
Chinese labours (I)
165(40)
Missionary attitudes toward a Chinese agency
165(19)
Paid Chinese agency
184(10)
Chinese voluntary work
194(6)
Chinese effectiveness
200(5)
Chinese labours (II)
205(48)
Chiangchiu and Choanchiu
205(3)
Pechuia
208(17)
Chiohbe
225(11)
Pechuia and Chiohbe in historical context
236(17)
Ecclesiastical union
253(56)
Introduction
253(1)
Church growth and quality
254(10)
Devolutionary necessity
264(5)
Historical cooperation
269(15)
Common vision
284(4)
Denominational compatibility
288(5)
Methodological similarity
293(16)
An assessment
309(58)
Self-propagation
309(2)
Self-government
311(9)
Self-support
320(14)
Union
334(3)
Chinese and missionary credits
337(12)
Comparative perspectives
349(18)
Bibliography367(24)
Index391