Jingjiao: the earliest Christian church in China
"A history of Jingjiao, the first Christian church in China, covering its planting, flourishing, and rediscovery"--
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Syriac churches
/ Mission (international law
/ History 600-900
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages KBM Asia KDF Orthodox Church RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Asia / China / HISTORY
B RELIGION / Eastern B China Church history B Church of the East History |
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| Summary: | "A history of Jingjiao, the first Christian church in China, covering its planting, flourishing, and rediscovery"-- "A balanced, accessible, and thorough history of Jingjiao, the first Christian church in China. Many people assume that the first introduction of Christianity to the Chinese was part of nineteenth-century Western imperialism. In fact, Syriac-speaking Christians brought the gospel along the Silk Road into China in the seventh century. Glen L. Thompson introduces readers to the fascinating history of this early Eastern church, referred to as Jingjiao, or the "Luminous Teaching." Thompson presents the history of the Persian church's mission to China with rigor and clarity. While Christianity remained a minority and "foreign" religion in the Middle Kingdom, it nonetheless attracted adherents among indigenous Chinese and received imperial approval during the Tang Dynasty. Though it was later suppressed alongside Buddhism, it resurfaced in China and Mongolia in the twelfth century. Thompson also discusses how the modern unearthing of Chinese Christian texts has stirred controversy over the meaning of Jingjiao to recent missionary efforts in China. In an accessible style, Thompson guides readers through primary sources as well as up-to-date scholarship. As the most recent and balanced survey on the topic available in English, Jingjiao will be an indispensable resource to students of global Christianity and missiology"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0802883524 |