Christian Heretics in Late Imperial China: Chri, Laamann Hardcover..

Name: Christian Heretics in Late Imperial China: Chri, Laamann Hardcover..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Christian Heretics in Late Imperial ChinaChristian Inculturation and State Control, 1720-1850\nAuthor(s): Lars Peter Laamann\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415297790, 978-0415297790\nSynopsis\nFollowing the prohibition of missionary activity after 1724, China's Christians were effectively cut off from all foreign theological guidance. The ensuing isolation forced China's Christian communities to become self-reliant in perpetuating the basic principles of their faith. Left to their own devices, the missionary seed developed into a panoply of indigenous traditions, with Christian ancestry as the common denominator. Christianity thus underwent the same process of inculturation as previous religious traditions in China, such as Buddhism and Judaism. As the guardian of orthodox morality, the prosecuting state sought to exercise all-pervading control over popular thoughts and social functions. \n\nFilling the gap wit.