Taiping Theology

Carl S. Kilcourse is Lecturer in Chinese History at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

• Introduction.-1. Missions and Localization in Chinese History.-2. The Taiping Vision of World Salvation.-3. The Heavenly Father and His Non-Divine Sons.- 4. A Confucianized Christian Ethic.-5. Sacrifice and Charisma in the Heavenly Kingdom.- 6. Poetry and Patriarchy in the Heavenly Palace.-Conclusion.-Glossary.-Bibliography.

“Taiping Theology achieves its author’s aim of presenting the religious beliefs of the Taiping movement as a form of localized Chinese Christianity. … It will be useful reading for specialists and advanced students in modern history, Chinese religions, and Christian missions and world Christianity.” (Ryan Dunch, China Review International, Vol. 23 (4), 2016)​