A Moore Memorial Church Shanghai 1949-1989 Keating, John Craig William. creator text Electronic books. mdu Lanham Lehigh University Press c2012 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (305 p.) 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... 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. John Craig William Keating. Includes index. Church and state China Moore Memorial Church (Shanghai, China) Protestant churches China Shanghai History 20th century Religion RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant BR1295.S5 280/.40951132 Keating, John Lanham : Lehigh University Press, c2012 9781611460919 (electronic bk.) 1611460913 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=864779 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=437443 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=864779 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=437443 EBLCP 120305 20200709055501.0 ocn779141481 eng