Paper, Jordan D, <br/><br/>
The theology of the Chinese Jews, 1000-1850 / 
Jordan Paper ; postscript by Rabbi Anson Laytner. 
 - 1 online resource (170 pages) 
<br/><br/> Co-published by: University of Victoria, Centre for Studies in Religion and Society. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-170). 
<br/><br/>1 Introduction: The Four Questions -- 2 From Whence They Came to Where They Went -- 3 Life in China: Tenth to Nineteenth Centuries -- 4 Brief History of Buddhism and the Abrahamic Traditions in China -- 5 The Sinification of Judaism -- 6 A Speculative Theology of the Chinese Jews -- Epilogue. 
<br/><br/> Traces the history of Jews in China and explores how their theology's focus on love, rather than on the fear of a non-anthropomorphic God, may speak to contemporary liberal Jews. 
<br/><br/><br/>Includes an appendix of Chinese logographs for terms and translations in chapter 6. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781554584031 1554584035 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Jews--History.--China<br/>Jews--History.--China--Kaifeng Shi<br/>Judaism--Doctrines.--China<br/>HISTORY--Asia--China.<br/>Ethnic relations.<br/>Jews.<br/>Judaism--Doctrines.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>China--Ethnic relations--History.<br/>China.<br/>China--Kaifeng Shi.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS135.C5  / P37 2012eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>951.004924