The "inscrutably Chinese" church [electronic resource] : how narratives and nationalism continue to divide Christianity / Nathan Faries.

By: Faries, Nathan, 1971-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2010Description: viii, 309 pISBN: 9780739139592 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Christianity -- China | China -- Church history -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 275.1/082 LOC classification: BR1288 | .F37 2010Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction: "inscrutably Chinese" narratives -- The "true face" of the Chinese church -- National narratives from outside China -- National narratives from within China -- Missionary stories from the past -- "Missionary" stories from contemporary China -- Literary narratives from before China's reform era -- Foreign travelers in the new China -- Chinese-American voices and living White males -- Pre-modern and modern literature -- Reform era writers test the waters -- Shi Tiesheng and Bei Cun dive into the deep end -- The narratives of Chinese Christianity -- Conclusion: cause for hope amid unresolved tensions.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-291) and index.

Introduction: "inscrutably Chinese" narratives -- The "true face" of the Chinese church -- National narratives from outside China -- National narratives from within China -- Missionary stories from the past -- "Missionary" stories from contemporary China -- Literary narratives from before China's reform era -- Foreign travelers in the new China -- Chinese-American voices and living White males -- Pre-modern and modern literature -- Reform era writers test the waters -- Shi Tiesheng and Bei Cun dive into the deep end -- The narratives of Chinese Christianity -- Conclusion: cause for hope amid unresolved tensions.

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