Constructing China's Jerusalem Christians, power, and place in contemporary Wenzhou / [electronic resource] :
Nanlai Cao.
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2011.
- 1 online resource (xii, 216 p.) : ill., maps.
- East-West Center series on contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific .
- Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : putting Christianity and capitalism in their place -- The rise of "boss Christians" and their engagements with state power -- Of manners, morals and modernity : cosmopolitan desires and the remaking of Christian identity -- The business of religion in the "Wenzhou model" of Christian revival -- Gendered agency, gender hierarchy and religious identity making -- Conversion to urban citizenship : rural migrant workers' participation in Wenzhou Christianity -- Conclusion : religious revivalism as a moral discourse of modernity.
Christianity--Social aspects--China--Wenzhou Shi. Church growth--China--Wenzhou Shi. Christianity and culture--China--Wenzhou Shi. RELIGION / Christianity / History