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Redeemed by fire : the rise of popular Christianity in modern China / Lian Xi.

By: Publication details: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.Description: xiv, 333 p. : ill., map ; 25 cmContent type:
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  • 9780300123395
  • 0300123396
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Contents:
In search of Chinese Christianity -- The lightning out of the east : the True Jesus Church -- The Jesus Family -- The smitten land : China in revival -- "Elucidating the way" : an independent preacher's revolt against mission churches -- "Flame for God" : John Sung and the Bethel Band -- Awaiting rapture : Watchman Nee and the Little Flock -- The indigenous church movement through war and revolution -- Cries in the wilderness : the underground church in the communist era.
Summary: This book is the first to address the history and future of homegrown, mass Chinese Christianity. Drawing on a large collection of fresh sources--including contemporaneous accounts, diaries, memoirs, archival material, and interviews--Lian Xi traces the transformation of Protestant Christianity in twentieth-century China from a small, beleaguered "missionary" church buffeted by antiforeignism to an indigenous popular religion energized by nationalism and millenarianism. Lian shows that, with a current membership that rivals that of the Chinese Communist Party, and the ability to galvanize China's millions into apocalyptic convulsion and messianic exuberance, the popular Christian movement channels the aspirations and the discontent of the masses and will play an important role in shaping the country's future.--From publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-323) and index.

In search of Chinese Christianity -- The lightning out of the east : the True Jesus Church -- The Jesus Family -- The smitten land : China in revival -- "Elucidating the way" : an independent preacher's revolt against mission churches -- "Flame for God" : John Sung and the Bethel Band -- Awaiting rapture : Watchman Nee and the Little Flock -- The indigenous church movement through war and revolution -- Cries in the wilderness : the underground church in the communist era.

This book is the first to address the history and future of homegrown, mass Chinese Christianity. Drawing on a large collection of fresh sources--including contemporaneous accounts, diaries, memoirs, archival material, and interviews--Lian Xi traces the transformation of Protestant Christianity in twentieth-century China from a small, beleaguered "missionary" church buffeted by antiforeignism to an indigenous popular religion energized by nationalism and millenarianism. Lian shows that, with a current membership that rivals that of the Chinese Communist Party, and the ability to galvanize China's millions into apocalyptic convulsion and messianic exuberance, the popular Christian movement channels the aspirations and the discontent of the masses and will play an important role in shaping the country's future.--From publisher.

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