A Protestant church in Communist China
Keating, John Craig William.
A Protestant church in Communist China Moore Memorial Church Shanghai 1949-1989 / [electronic resource] : John Craig William Keating. - Lanham : Lehigh University Press, c2012. - 1 online resource (305 p.)
Includes index.
Acknowledgements; Spelling and Terminology; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The Pre-Communist Era (1887-1949); Chapter 3. Adjusting to the New Regime (1949-51); Chapter 4. The Call to Re-Align (1950-58); Chapter 5. A Church Under Pressure (1958-66); Photospread; Chapter 6. A Church Closed (1966-79); Chapter 7. Re-Opening (1979-89); Chapter 8. The Church Today (1989- ); Chapter 9. Conclusions; Bibliography; Appendix 1: Timeline of Major Events Relevant to MMC; Appendix 2: Biographies of Key People Connected to MMC; Appendix 3: Glossary of Chinese Names and Terms; Index.
This book is the first ever case study of a single inner-city church in China, tracing the church & rsquo;s struggles with the ups and downs of Chinese politics. Concentrating on the little known Mao era and utilising many interviews and personal documents, the author explores the relationship between Church and State, shedding valuable light on the often volatile interplay between politics and religion...
9781611460919 (electronic bk.) 1611460913 (electronic bk.)
Moore Memorial Church (Shanghai, China)
Church and state--China.
Protestant churches--History--China--Shanghai--20th century.
Religion.
RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant
Electronic books.
BR1295.S5
280/.40951132
A Protestant church in Communist China Moore Memorial Church Shanghai 1949-1989 / [electronic resource] : John Craig William Keating. - Lanham : Lehigh University Press, c2012. - 1 online resource (305 p.)
Includes index.
Acknowledgements; Spelling and Terminology; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The Pre-Communist Era (1887-1949); Chapter 3. Adjusting to the New Regime (1949-51); Chapter 4. The Call to Re-Align (1950-58); Chapter 5. A Church Under Pressure (1958-66); Photospread; Chapter 6. A Church Closed (1966-79); Chapter 7. Re-Opening (1979-89); Chapter 8. The Church Today (1989- ); Chapter 9. Conclusions; Bibliography; Appendix 1: Timeline of Major Events Relevant to MMC; Appendix 2: Biographies of Key People Connected to MMC; Appendix 3: Glossary of Chinese Names and Terms; Index.
This book is the first ever case study of a single inner-city church in China, tracing the church & rsquo;s struggles with the ups and downs of Chinese politics. Concentrating on the little known Mao era and utilising many interviews and personal documents, the author explores the relationship between Church and State, shedding valuable light on the often volatile interplay between politics and religion...
9781611460919 (electronic bk.) 1611460913 (electronic bk.)
Moore Memorial Church (Shanghai, China)
Church and state--China.
Protestant churches--History--China--Shanghai--20th century.
Religion.
RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant
Electronic books.
BR1295.S5
280/.40951132
