Missionary primitivism and Chinese modernity: the brethren in twentieth-century China
In Missionary Primitivism and Chinese Modernity: the Brethren in Twentieth-Century China, David Woodbridge offers an account of a little-known Protestant missionary group. Often depicted as extreme and marginal, the Brethren were in fact an influential force within modern evangelicalism. They sought...
| Published in: | Studies in Christian mission |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
[2019]
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| In: |
Studies in Christian mission (volume 54)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in Christian mission
volume 54 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Brethren in Christ Church
/ Primitivism
/ Mission
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| IxTheo Classification: | RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Open Brethren
Missions
China
B Primitivism Religious aspects Christianity B Missions China B Plymouth Brethren Missions China B China Church history B Thesis B Christianity Influence |
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| Summary: | In Missionary Primitivism and Chinese Modernity: the Brethren in Twentieth-Century China, David Woodbridge offers an account of a little-known Protestant missionary group. Often depicted as extreme and marginal, the Brethren were in fact an influential force within modern evangelicalism. They sought to recreate the life of the primitive church, and to replicate the simplicity and dynamism of its missionary work.0Using newly-released archive material, Woodbridge examines the activities of Brethren missionaries in diverse locations across China, from the cosmopolitan treaty ports to the Mongolian and Tibetan frontiers. The book presents a fascinating encounter between primitivist missionaries and a modernising China, and reveals the important role of the Brethren in the development of Chinese Christianity |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index "This book began as a PhD project.." - Acknowledgements Angaben zur Dissertation aus "Manchester eScholar services" |
| ISBN: | 9004336753 |