Darkest before the dawn : a brief history of the rise of Christianity in China / Richard R. Cook.
"The Christian church was always destined to find its way to China. Long before the birth of the church, China existed, coalescing around profound philosophical concepts and powerful cultural symbols. It developed into a dynamic and enduring civilization. In time, Christian missionaries arrived...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, 2021. |
| Series: | Studies in Chinese christianity.
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Table of Contents:
- Part One: Pre-Protestant Missions (Beginnings-1807)
- 1. Alopen and the first Christian in China
- 2. Marco Polo, Kublai Khan, and the Franciscan Friars
- 3. Matteo Ricci, the Jesuits, and the emperor of China
- Part Two: Protestant Missions and Chinese Angst (1807-1900)
- 4. Robert Morrison, the British, and Liang Fa
- 5. The Opium Wars, the Taipings, and Hong Xiuquan
- 6. Sowing the seed
- 7. Reaping the whirlwind
- 8. Missions compounds
- Part Three: Independent Chinese Churches (1900-1949)
- 9. New China
- 10. New enemies of Christianity
- 11. Cross currents
- 12. Rethinking imperialism
- 13. Real lives
- Part Four: From 1949 to the Present, and Prospects for the Future (1949-Present)
- 14. A land without missionaries
- 15. A land without Christians
- 16. Out of the dark shadows, into the light of the global stage.