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From Christ to Confucius : German missionaries, Chinese Christians, and the globalization of Christianity,1860-1950 / Albert Monshan Wu.
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Wu, Albert Monshan
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Language
English
Published/Created
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
©2016
Description
335 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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BV2610 .W835 2016
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Missionaries
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China
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Missions, German
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China
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History
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Missions
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China
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History
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Confucianism
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China
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History
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Confucianism
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Relations
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Christianity
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Christianity
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China
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Summary note
A bold and original study of German missionaries in China, who catalyzed a revolution in thinking among European Christians about the nature of Christianity itself. In this accessibly written and empirically based study, Albert Wu documents how German missionaries—chastened by their failure to convert Chinese people to Christianity—reconsidered their attitudes toward Chinese culture and Confucianism. In time, their increased openness catalyzed a revolution in thinking among European Christians about the nature of Christianity itself. At a moment when Europe’s Christian population is falling behind those of South America and Africa, Wu’s provocative analysis sheds light on the roots of Christianity’s global shift. (Publisher).
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Perceptions of failure
The missionary impulse
Responding to failure
Missionary optimism
A fractured landscape
Order out of chaos
Falling in love with Confucius
Unfulfilled promises
Fruits of the spirit
Conclusion: Failure and success.
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ISBN
9780300217070 ((hardcover: alk. paper))
0300217072 ((hardcover: alk. paper))
LCCN
2016936804
OCLC
945946488
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