Christians in China: A.D. 600 to 2000

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Ignatius Press, Jan 1, 2007 - Religion - 664 pages

Christians in China: A.D. 600 to 2000Êchronicles the lives of the Chinese faithful who through the centuries have been both accepted and rejected by their own countrymen. It explores the unique religious and political situations in which Chinese Christians, Catholic and Protestant, have struggled to live their faith and give witness to Christ.

This major work covers each of the historic periods in China with a focus on the development of Christianity and its cultural interaction in each period. It shows the evolution of Christianity as it occurred within the PeopleÕs Republic of China. While telling the stories of various Christians throughout Chinese history, the author addresses a few key questions: How the did the Church develop over many centuries in a culture so different from the West? How do Christians in China give witness to their faith? How do they contribute to the life of the universal Church? The answer to such questions provides a meaningful historical background to the broad approach of Pope Benedict XVI in His Letter to the Catholics in China issued on June 30, 2007.ÊIllustrated.

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Contents

Authors Preface
11
Abbreviations
17
The Scripture Translations of Changan
39
The Dunhuang Gloria
53
The Cross among the Mongols
83
A Bell Tower at Khanbalik
91
Arabesques in Chinese Ink
111
II
121
Catholic Villages
337
The Upsurge of Protestantism
350
Christians for Progress
367
The Church Outdistanced
383
Christian Patriotism
403
V
418
The Great Ordeal
425
Chinese Missionaries
447

A Mother of the Church
175
Eunuchs and the Kingdom
195
Confucians as Arbitrators
207
The First Chinese Bishop
229
Catholic Faith and Confucian Rites
247
Chinese Priest 271
289
Catechists Witness to the Faith
299
Apostles for Women
311
IV
317
Refuge and Springboard
464
Treasure Island
481
Resurrection in Mainland China
500
One Big Family under Heaven
522
Conclusion
541
List of Personal Names in Chinese
556
Bibliography
572
Chinese Bibliography
589
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ÊJean-Pierre Charbonnier, a priest of the Missions Etrang res de Paris Society (MEP) now residing in the Archdiocese of Paris after 30 years in East Asia, is the Director of the China Service of the Paris Foreign Missions Society and a respected authority on the Church in China. He was educated at the Major Seminary of Versailles, and at the Sorbonne. He is the author of theÊGuide to the Catholic Church in China. In 1981 he founded in Singapore the Zhonglian Center: China Catholic Communication Service. Since 1975, Father Charbonnier has visited China and Hong Kong 43 times. This book is a translated, updated, and expanded version of his landmark workÊHistoire des ChrŽtiens de Chine.


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