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From Christ to Confucius : German missionaries, Chinese Christians, and the globalization of Christianity, 1860-1950 / Albert Monshan Wu.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cumberland : Yale University Press, 2016.Description: 1 online resource (344 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780300225266
  • 0300225261
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: From Christ to Confucius : German Missionaries, Chinese Christians, and the Globalization of Christianity, 1860-1950.DDC classification:
  • 266.0082 23
LOC classification:
  • BV2610 .W835 2016eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Perceptions of Failure; 1 The Missionary Impulse; 2 Responding to Failure; 3 Missionary Optimism; 4 A Fractured Landscape; 5 Order Out of Chaos; 6 Falling in Love with Confucius; 7 Unfullfilled Promises; 8 Fruits of the Spirit; Conclusion: Failure and Success; Notes; Glossary; A; B; C; D; F; H; J; K; L; M; N; Q; R; S; T; W; X; Y; Z; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; X; Y; Z.
Summary: A bold and original study of German missionaries in China, who catalyzed a revolution in thinking among European Christians about the nature of Christianity itself In this accessibly written and empirically based study, Albert Wu documents how German missionaries--chastened by their failure to convert Chinese people to Christianity--reconsidered their attitudes toward Chinese culture and Confucianism. In time, their increased openness catalyzed a revolution in thinking among European Christians about the nature of Christianity itself. At a moment when Europe's Christian population is falling behind those of South America and Africa, Wu's provocative analysis sheds light on the roots of Christianity's global shift.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)1405822

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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Perceptions of Failure; 1 The Missionary Impulse; 2 Responding to Failure; 3 Missionary Optimism; 4 A Fractured Landscape; 5 Order Out of Chaos; 6 Falling in Love with Confucius; 7 Unfullfilled Promises; 8 Fruits of the Spirit; Conclusion: Failure and Success; Notes; Glossary; A; B; C; D; F; H; J; K; L; M; N; Q; R; S; T; W; X; Y; Z; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; X; Y; Z.

A bold and original study of German missionaries in China, who catalyzed a revolution in thinking among European Christians about the nature of Christianity itself In this accessibly written and empirically based study, Albert Wu documents how German missionaries--chastened by their failure to convert Chinese people to Christianity--reconsidered their attitudes toward Chinese culture and Confucianism. In time, their increased openness catalyzed a revolution in thinking among European Christians about the nature of Christianity itself. At a moment when Europe's Christian population is falling behind those of South America and Africa, Wu's provocative analysis sheds light on the roots of Christianity's global shift.