From Christ to Confucius : German missionaries, Chinese Christians, and the globalization of Christianity,1860-1950 / Albert Monshan Wu.

Author
Wu, Albert Monshan [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
335 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

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    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).
    Bibliographic references
    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.
    ISBN
    • 9780300217070 ((hardcover: alk. paper))
    • 0300217072 ((hardcover: alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2016936804
    OCLC
    945946488
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