Christianity and Ancestor Practices in Hong Kong: Toward a Contextual Strategy

Christianity's response to ancestor worship remains a live issue throughout Asia, including Hong Kong, where residents sense a need for cultural continuity, where traditional rites have gradually been secularized, but where the church continues to depend on Western thought-forms and customs. A...

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Main Author: Smith, Henry N. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 1989
In: Missiology
Year: 1989, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 27-38
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