Constructing China's Jerusalem [electronic resource] : Christians, power, and place in contemporary Wenzhou / Nanlai Cao.

By: Cao, NanlaiContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Contemporary issues in Asia and the PacificPublication details: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2011Description: xii, 216 pISBN: 9780804776424 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Christianity -- Social aspects -- China -- Wenzhou Shi | Church growth -- China -- Wenzhou Shi | Christianity and culture -- China -- Wenzhou Shi | Wenzhou Shi (China) -- Church historyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 275.1/242 LOC classification: BR1295.W46 | C36 2011Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction : putting Christianity and capitalism in their place -- The rise of "boss Christians" and their engagements with state power -- Of manners, morals and modernity : cosmopolitan desires and the remaking of Christian identity -- The business of religion in the "Wenzhou model" of Christian revival -- Gendered agency, gender hierarchy and religious identity making -- Conversion to urban citizenship : rural migrant workers' participation in Wenzhou Christianity -- Conclusion : religious revivalism as a moral discourse of modernity.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : putting Christianity and capitalism in their place -- The rise of "boss Christians" and their engagements with state power -- Of manners, morals and modernity : cosmopolitan desires and the remaking of Christian identity -- The business of religion in the "Wenzhou model" of Christian revival -- Gendered agency, gender hierarchy and religious identity making -- Conversion to urban citizenship : rural migrant workers' participation in Wenzhou Christianity -- Conclusion : religious revivalism as a moral discourse of modernity.

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