Negotiating the Christian past in China: memory and missions in contemporary Xiamen
Xiamen history, society, and Christianity -- Discursive reversals on Western missionaries -- The passing of glory -- Writing and contesting Christian history -- Global missions meet local politics.
| Resumo: | Xiamen history, society, and Christianity -- Discursive reversals on Western missionaries -- The passing of glory -- Writing and contesting Christian history -- Global missions meet local politics. "Focuses on the ways in which Christianity has become an integral part of Xiamen, a southeastern Chinese city profoundly influenced by western missionaries. Illustrates the complexities of memory and mission in shaping the city's cultural landscape, church-state dynamics, and global aspirations"-- |
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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descrição Física: | xvii, 233 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 0271092874 |