Anthony E. Clarky, Whitworth University, USAJohn Harney, DePaul University, USAYuwu Shan, University College of Cork, National University of Ireland, IrelandShanshan Lan, Hong Kong Baptist University, ChinaSergio Ticozzi, Holy Spirit Study Centre, Hong Kong, ChinaPaul P. Mariani, Santa Clara University, USADaniel K.T. Choi, Lutheran Theological SeminaryGeorge K.W. Mak, Hong Kong Baptist University, ChinaThomas Coomans, University of Leuven, BelgiumMark DeStephano, S.J., Saint Peter's University, USABeatrice Leung, Wenzao Ursuline College, Kaohsiung, TaiwanWen-Ban Kuo, National Taipei University, TaiwanAmbrose Ih-Ren Mong, O.P., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

"Every China scholar is familiar with the four attempts to introduce Christianity into China. This volume takes up the story of the missions in China from 1900 to the present, and covers such topics as local history, the ending of the civil patronage over the missions, the first six Chinese Catholic bishops, and Sino-Vatican relations. It is a 'must-read' for all those interested in the history of Christianity in China during the twentieth century." - Peter Barry, English editor, Tripod "This book discusses a most complex topic. Its exceptional value is in that it presents a readable, comprehensive, balanced, and academically well-founded overview on the growth of the Chinese Church in Communist China. Well-known China experts from various disciplines present interesting views on aspects related to the general topic: history, religion, politics, culture, art, and indigenization. The reader learns much about the past as well as on the challenges ahead for Christianity in China." - Jeroom Heyndrickx, CICM, Founder, Verbiest Institute, Louvain University, Belgium

• TABLE OF CONTENTS Editor's Notes Dates for Chinese Historical Periods and Events Vatican History (List of Popes) List of Images Preface 1. Chinese Catholicism: An Overview; Cindy Yik-yi Chu 2. Writing the History of the Catholic Church in China: Historiography, 1900–Present; Patrick M. W. Taveirne PART I: Catholic Missions in Local China 3. American Jesuits and the China Mission: The Woodstock Letters, 1900–1969; Mark DeStephano 4. Out of the Ashes: Remembrance and Reconstruction in Catholic Shanxi, 1900–Present; Anthony E. Clark 5. Vincentian Missionaries in Jiangxi Province: Extending an American Catholic Community to China, 1921–1951; John Harney PART II: Religion, Politics, and Culture: Cross-Cultural Issues in the Chinese Catholic Church 6. Ending Civil Patronage: The Beginning of a New Era for the Catholic Missions in China, 1926; Sergio Ticozzi 7. Catholic Bible Translation in Twentieth-Century China: An Overview; Daniel K. T. Choi & George K. W. Mak 8. Indigenizing Catholic Architecture in China: From Western-Gothic to Sino-Christian Design, 1900–1940; Thomas Coomans PART III: Catholicism and Politics in the Post-Mao Period 9. China and the Vatican, 1979–Present; Cindy Yik-yi Chu 10. Taiwan's Role in the Chinese Catholic Church: The Bridging Endeavor; Beatrice Leung & Wen-ban Kuo 11. Sino-Vatican Relations under Pope Benedict XVI: From Promising Beginnings to Overt Confrontation; Jean-Paul Wiest CONCLUSION: The Church in China Today and the Road Ahead 12. The Catholic Church's Role in the African Diaspora in Guangzhou, China; Shanshan Lan 13. The Task of Religion in Secular Society: The Challenges Ahead for Christianity in China; Ambrose Ih-Ren Mong