TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wu,Albert Monshan
TI  - From Christ to Confucius: German missionaries, Chinese Christians, and the globalization of Christianity, 1860-1950 
SN  - 9780300225266
AV  - BV2610 .W835 2016eb
U1  - 266.0082 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Cumberland
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Missionaries
KW  - China
KW  - Missions, German
KW  - History
KW  - Confucianism
KW  - Relations
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Missionnaires
KW  - Chine
KW  - Missions allemandes
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Confucianisme
KW  - Christianisme
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christian Church
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Christian Ministry
KW  - Missions
KW  - fast
KW  - Interfaith relations
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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