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Christianity flourishes in areas facing profound dislocations amidst regime change and warfare. This book explains the appeal of Christianity in the Chaozhou-Shantou (Chaoshan) region during a time of transition, from a stage of disintegration in the late imperial era into the cosmopolitan and entrepreneurial area it is today.
Joseph Tse-Hei Lee is Professor of History and Executive Director of the Confucius Institute at Pace University in New York, USA. His previous works include The Bible and the Gun: Christianity in South China (2003), Marginalization in China (2008), China’s Rise to Power (2012), and Hong Kong and Bollywood (2016).
1. Christianizing Maritime Chaozhou-Shantou.- 2. The First Group of Chaoshan Biblewomen.- 3. The Divergent Careers of Adele Marion Fielde and Catherine Maria Ricketts.- 4. “Spirits That I’ve Cited”: Christian Mission Schools and the Chinese State in Jiaying (1903–11).- 5. Christianity and Needlework Industry in Chaoshan.- 6. Missionaries as Developers: Industry and Real Estate under the American Baptists.- 7. Christian Activism in 1950s Chaoshan and Wenzhou.- 8. Christianity and the Peng Lineage.
“Lee’s volume is a valuable contribution because of its thoughtful reconceptualization of the particularist approach.” (Joshua Dao Wei Sim, Exchange, Vol. 48 (1), 2019)