Instructing the Heavenly King: Joseph Edkins's Mission to Correct the Theology of Hong Xiuquan
This paper examines Joseph Edkins's failed attempt to correct the theology of Hong Xiuquan during his trip to Nanjing in March and April 1861. Through his debates with individual rebels and his written exchange with Hong, Edkins learned that the Taipings were unwilling to accept orthodox'...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2020]
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2020, Volume: 71, Issue: 1, Pages: 116-134 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hong, Xiuquan 1813-1864
/ Edkins, Joseph 1823-1905
/ Taiping rebellion
/ God
/ Christology
/ Geschichte 1861
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBM Asia KDH Christian sects NBC Doctrine of God NBF Christology |
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| Summary: | This paper examines Joseph Edkins's failed attempt to correct the theology of Hong Xiuquan during his trip to Nanjing in March and April 1861. Through his debates with individual rebels and his written exchange with Hong, Edkins learned that the Taipings were unwilling to accept orthodox' teachings and scriptural interpretations that conflicted with their established belief system. Challenging exclusionary and pathologising discourses, the paper shows that Hong's response to Edkins's efforts was rooted not in his irrational' modes of thinking, but in his desire to preserve both his revelation-based worldview and the personal authority that it legitimised. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046919001209 |