1st Edition
The Bible and the Gun Christianity in South China, 1860-1900
By Joseph Tse-Hei Lee
Copyright 2003
246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book takes a new look at the impacts of Christianity in the late-nineteenth-century China. Using American Baptist and English Presbyterian examples in Guangdong province, it examines the scale of Chinese conversions, the creation of Christian villages, and the power relations between Christians and non-Christians, and between different Christian denominations. This book is based on a very... Read more
1. The World of Chaozhou 2. The Return of Chinese Overseas Christians 3. The Protestant Expansion into the Interior 4. Chinese Church Memberships 5. Rural Church Networks 6. The First Murder of Martyrdom? 7. The Lord of Heaven versus Jesus Christ 8. Protestant Denominational Conflict 9. Customary Dispute and Intra-Village Violence 10. Conclusion
Biography
Joseph Tse-Hei Lee is Professor of History in Dyson College of Arts and Sciences at Pace University.
