TY - BOOK ID - 77932585 TI - Christianity in modern China PY - 2004 VL - 28 SN - 1280467576 9786610467570 1423711068 9047402332 9781423711063 9789047402336 9789004131439 9004131434 9004131434 PB - Leiden Boston, MA Brill DB - UniCat KW - Missions KW - Missions. KW - Protestant churches. KW - Christian missions KW - Christianity KW - Missions, Foreign KW - Religion KW - Theology, Practical KW - Proselytizing KW - Protestant sects KW - Christian sects KW - Protestantism KW - History. KW - Fujian Sheng (China) KW - China KW - Fukien (China) KW - Fukien, China (Province) KW - Fukien Province (China) KW - Fu-kien (China) KW - Fokien (China) KW - Fo-kien (China) KW - Fuhkien (China) KW - Fukian (China) KW - Fu-chien (China) KW - Fukuken-shō (China) KW - Fu-chien sheng (China) KW - Fukken Tokugunsho (China) KW - Fukken-shō (China) KW - Fujian Province (China) KW - Fujiansheng (China) KW - Fujian (China) KW - 福建省 (China) KW - Fukien Province (China : Republic : 1949- ) KW - Church history. KW - Protestant churches KW - 266 <51> KW - 284 <51> KW - Church history KW - History KW - Missies. Evangelisatie. Zending--China KW - Protestantisme. Protestantse sekten--China KW - Missions - China - Fujian Sheng - History KW - Protestant churches - China - Fujian Sheng - History KW - Fujian Sheng (China) - Church history UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77932585 AB - Using mainly hitherto unstudied primary materials, this monograph studies a very significant episode in Chinese Christianity. Focusing on the origins and earliest history of Protestantism in South Fujian, this analytical-critical study investigates the evolution of the churches which pioneered in indigenisation and ecclesiastical union in China during the nineteenth century. Some subjects studied are primitive missionary objectives and methods, the relationship between the ‘Talmage ideal’ and the Three-self concept, and the nature and dynamics of ‘native’ religious work. Extremely useful is the critical assessment of South Fujian in terms of self-propagation, self-government, self-support and organic union. The key areas suggested for future research are also quite thought-provoking. The volume is especially valuable to social and church historians, missiologists and sociologists. ER -