Ecclesial Diversity in Chinese Christianity

Alexander Chow is Senior Lecturer in Theology and World Christianity in the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, UK, and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of World Christianity. Easten Law is Assistant Director for Academic Programs at Overseas Ministries Study Center (OMSC) at Princeton Theological Seminary, USA.

“A major contribution of this book is that three articles in this category have been collected by the editors, who themselves happen to have ‘overseas Chinese’ backgrounds. … the editors deserve our appreciation for their contributions … . This book illustrates a wider perspective on missionary attitudes toward a changing China … . The book examines various cases through modern, interdisciplinary, and global lenses. … the book opens a fresh and healthy horizon for future studies in this field.” (Peter Chen-Main Wang, Ching Feng - A Journal on Christianity and Chinese Religion and Culture, March 12, 2023)

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Ecclesial Diversity and Theology in Chinese Christianity.- Chapter 2: Christian Missions’ Encounter with High Chinese Culture 1900-1914.- Chapter 3: Catholic Apologetic Mission in Pre-Vatican II China: A Study of Two Chinese Catholic Texts.- Chapter 4: Diasporic Chinese (Huaqiao 華僑) or Multicultural Malaysian? The Challenges of being Chinese and Christian in Malaysia Today.- Chapter 5: British Immigration Policies and British Chinese Christianity.- Chapter 6: The Politics of Jesus’ Love: K. H. Ting, Contextual Interpretation of the Gospels and Images of Jesus in Modern China.- Chapter 7: The Politics of Space: Affect, Church Membership, and Ecclesial Identity in Contemporary Chinese Reformed Churches.- Chapter 8: Isolation and Outreach: Christian Churches in Shanghai, and Beyond.- Chapter 9: “Fraught” Chineseness: “Chinese Christians” in The Vancouver Sun.- Chapter 10: Afterword: Christianity inChina: Pathways, Problems and Prospects.