Redeemed by Fire
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Redeemed by Fire

The Rise of Popular Christianity in Modern China

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Redeemed by Fire

The Rise of Popular Christianity in Modern China

About this book

This book is the first to address the history and future of homegrown, mass Chinese Christianity. Drawing on a large collection of fresh sources—including contemporaneous accounts, diaries, memoirs, archival material, and interviews—Lian Xi traces the transformation of Protestant Christianity in twentieth-century China from a small, beleaguered “missionary” church buffeted by antiforeignism to an indigenous popular religion energized by nationalism and millenarianism. Lian shows that, with a current membership that rivals that of the Chinese Communist Party, and the ability to galvanize China’s millions into apocalyptic convulsion and messianic exuberance, the popular Christian movement channels the aspirations and the discontent of the masses and will play an important role in shaping the country’s future.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Abbreviations
  4. Introduction
  5. 1. In Search of Chinese Christianity
  6. 2. The Lightning out of the East
  7. 3. The Jesus Family
  8. 4. The Smitten Land
  9. 5. “Elucidating the Way”
  10. 6. “Flame for God”: John Sung and the Bethel Band
  11. 7. Awaiting Rapture
  12. 8. The Indigenous Church Movement through War and Revolution
  13. 9. Cries in the Wilderness
  14. Afterword
  15. Notes
  16. Glossary
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index