Saving the nation : Chinese protestant elites and the quest to build a new China, 1922-1952 /

While Protestant Christians made up only a small percentage of China's overall population during the Republican period, they were heavily represented among the urban elite. Chinese Protestant elites adapted both the social message and practice of Christianity so that they were better able to co...

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Introduction : the Protestant elite and national salvation --
The mission to China --
Social reform and the campaign to Christianize the economy --
The YMCA and the Gospel for the urban elite --
Protestant youth save the nation --
Resisting Japan, fighting imperialism --
The YMCA and the Protestant elite welcome the revolution --
Epilogue : new Protestants in a new China.
1. Verfasser:
Reilly, Thomas H.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Zusammenfassung:
While Protestant Christians made up only a small percentage of China's overall population during the Republican period, they were heavily represented among the urban elite. Chinese Protestant elites adapted both the social message and practice of Christianity so that they were better able to contribute to the building of a New China. 'Saving the Nation' recounts the history of the Protestant elite and their struggle to strengthen and renew their nation.
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2020.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-092952-9
0-19-092953-7
0-19-092951-0
Schlagworte:
1900-1999
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