Overview
Written by a team of internationally recognized scholars, Christian Encounters with Chinese Culture focuses on a church tradition that has never been very large in China but that has had considerable social and religious influence. Themes of the book include questions of church, society and education, the Prayer Book in Chinese, parish histories, and theology. Taken together, the nine chapters and the introduction offer a comprehensive assessment of the Anglican experience in China and its missionary background.Historical topics range from macro to micro levels, beginning with an introductory overview of the Anglican and Episcopal tradition in China. Topics include how the church became embedded in Chinese social and cultural life, the many ways women's contributions to education built the foundations for strong parishes, and Bishop R. O. Hall's attentiveness to culture for the life of the church in Hong Kong. Two chapters explore how broader historical themes played out at the parish level-St. Peter's Church in Shanghai during the War against Japan and St. Mary's Church in Hong Kong during its first three decades. Chapters looking at the Chinese Prayer Book bring an innovative theological perspective to the discussion, especially how the inability to produce a single prayer book affected the development of the Chinese church. Finally, the tension between theological thought and Chinese culture in the work of Francis C. M. Wei and T. C. Chao is examined.
Full Product Details
Author: Philip Wickeri
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Imprint: Hong Kong University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.500kg
ISBN: 9789888208388
ISBN 10: 9888208381
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 02 October 2015
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Language: English
Reviews
This is one of the finest books on Christianity and Chinese culture to have emerged in recent years. Philip Wickeri has done the almost-impossible, and assembled an outstanding, world-class team of scholars to write on Anglican and Episcopal history in China, with essays focussing on education, liturgy, ministry, ecclesiology and theology. This is a timely, important book--and one that will re-shape the way we understand the place of Anglican and Episcopal churches in the past, present and future. --Martyn Percy, dean of Christ Church, Oxford, UK
Author Information
Philip L. Wickeri is professor of the history of Christianity at Ming Hua Theological College, advisor to the archbishop on theological and historical studies, and archivist for the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui.
