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.

• 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.

“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)