Abstract
There have been a variety of Christian encounters with Chinese culture over
the last fourteen hundred years, but in one way or another missionaries have
always faced challenges establishing a Chinese church. Even as they attempted
to accommodate to Chinese culture and engage in dialogue, they continued
to be seen as propagating a foreign religion—sometimes strange, sometimes
exotic, sometimes imposing, and at times simply ignored. The adaptability and
otherness of Christianity became two poles in the Christian encounter with
China, and these two poles have shaped our historical understanding of the
relationship.
the last fourteen hundred years, but in one way or another missionaries have
always faced challenges establishing a Chinese church. Even as they attempted
to accommodate to Chinese culture and engage in dialogue, they continued
to be seen as propagating a foreign religion—sometimes strange, sometimes
exotic, sometimes imposing, and at times simply ignored. The adaptability and
otherness of Christianity became two poles in the Christian encounter with
China, and these two poles have shaped our historical understanding of the
relationship.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Christian encounters with Chinese culture |
| Subtitle of host publication | Essays on Anglican and episcopal history in China |
| Editors | Philip L. Wickeri |
| Place of Publication | Hong Kong |
| Publisher | Hong Kong University Press |
| Pages | 1-22 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789888208388 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Publication series
| Name | Sheng Kung Hui: Historical Studies of Anglican Christianity in China |
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| Publisher | Hong Kong University Press |