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Imperial to international : a history of St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong / Stuart Wolfendale ; with a foreword by Paul Kwong.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Sheng Kung Hui: historical studies of Anglican Christianity in ChinaPublisher: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9882208460
  • 9789882208469
  • 9888180738
  • 9789888180738
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 283.5125 23
LOC classification:
  • BX5005
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Foreword / by Paul Kwong -- Introduction -- Genesis, 1841-1850 -- Imperial parish, 1850-1873 -- Quiescence and struggle, 1873-1906 -- The search for substance, 1902-1927 -- The making of a cathedral, 1927-1941 -- Out of darkness, 1941-1953 -- Shedding colonialism, 1953-1976 -- Towards an international church, 1976-1992 -- Into the 'Chinese century' -- Appendices. List of Chaplains, Deans and Bishops ; List of Stipendiary Assistant Chaplains and Chaplains.
Summary: Founded in 1849, St John's Cathedral is the oldest, neo-gothic cathedral in East Asia and China's oldest surviving, still-operating Anglican church. In its early decades, the cathedral was the center of Hong Kong colonial life. In the twenty-first century, it has drawn in other Hong Kong communities, becoming a truly international church with services in several languages. This comprehensive history of St John's traces the cathedral's role as a colonial parish church and as a bishop's seat for a diocese stretching across China and beyond. It also discusses St John's significance as a center of modern worship.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Founded in 1849, St John's Cathedral is the oldest, neo-gothic cathedral in East Asia and China's oldest surviving, still-operating Anglican church. In its early decades, the cathedral was the center of Hong Kong colonial life. In the twenty-first century, it has drawn in other Hong Kong communities, becoming a truly international church with services in several languages. This comprehensive history of St John's traces the cathedral's role as a colonial parish church and as a bishop's seat for a diocese stretching across China and beyond. It also discusses St John's significance as a center of modern worship.

Foreword / by Paul Kwong -- Introduction -- Genesis, 1841-1850 -- Imperial parish, 1850-1873 -- Quiescence and struggle, 1873-1906 -- The search for substance, 1902-1927 -- The making of a cathedral, 1927-1941 -- Out of darkness, 1941-1953 -- Shedding colonialism, 1953-1976 -- Towards an international church, 1976-1992 -- Into the 'Chinese century' -- Appendices. List of Chaplains, Deans and Bishops ; List of Stipendiary Assistant Chaplains and Chaplains.

English.