Jesus in Beijing : how Christianity is transforming China and changing the global balance of power

Aikman, David, 1944- author.

Book 2006

This book details the great unreported story of the Chinese giant and its enormously rapid conversion to Christianity and what this change means to the global balance of power.

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China Religion 21st century

Christianity China

Christianity and politics China

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ISBN:

9781596980259
9780895261281

Edition:

First paperback edition

Description:

418 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-396) and index

Contents:

Jesus comes to Beijing
Pathfinders
Patriarchs
Uncles
Aunts, nephews, and nieces
Seminaries: training a new generation
Early years of the "state church"
After the cultural revolution
China's "Jerusalem"
Back to Jerusalem
Catholics
Persecution
Artists, writers, and academics
Foreigners
China's Christian future?
Developments since 2003

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3213765

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