‘Returning to the faith of our forefathers’: The Role of Historical Consciousness in Shaping Christian Missionary Work in Nineteenth-Century Taiwan

This essay examines Catholic and Protestant missionary efforts in nineteenth-century Taiwan, emphasising real and perceived historical continuities from missionary work during the seventeenth century, as well as historical consciousness. The first section, entitled ‘Inventing a Restoration’, challen...

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Main Author: Charouz, Ladislav (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2022
In: Studies in world christianity
Year: 2022, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 394-414
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBM Asia
KDB Roman Catholic Church
KDD Protestant Church
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Missionaries in Taiwan
B Christianity in Taiwan
B Christianity in the Qing Empire
B Christianity in China
B Christian historical consciousness
B Presbyterians in Taiwan
B Dominicans in Taiwan
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