The "Inscrutably Chinese" Church: How Narratives and Nationalism Continue to Divide Christianity
Book Details
Author(s)
Nathan Faries
Publisher
Lexington Books
ISBN / ASIN
0739139576
ISBN-13
9780739139578
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#3,622,739
Category
History
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Description
The first half of the twenty-first century promises to be a time of great change for the Christian church in the People's Republic of China. The situation is complex and fluid, and the information gap between those on the inside and those outside of China is still significant, though shrinking. The "Inscrutably Chinese" Church moves readers nearer to the Chinese Christian experience, as Nathan Faries helps foreign readers to see with greater clarity just how Chinese Christians view their government and themselves in relation to those ruling powers. There still exists a measure of inscrutability about China and its complex relationship with religion that must be explained to the outsider. It is this gap in understanding—between insider points of view within China and those outsiders seeking knowledge about the Christian faith in China—that Faries seeks to close.
