Date | 2006 |
Publish_location | Washington, D.C. |
Publisher | Regnery Publishing |
Collection | Ricci Institute [AEC] |
Edition | Revised and enlarged ed. |
Language | English |
Record_type | Book |
Series | |
Shelf | Admin. Office |
Call Number | BR1288.A35 2006 |
Description | 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Note | Jesus in Beijing : how Christianity is transforming China and changing the global balance of power / David Aikman. Includes bibliographical references and index. Revised trade paperback edition of work originally published in 2003, with an additional chapter covering the period 2003-2006, additional appendices, and an expanded index. Author is former Beijing bureau chief for Time magazine. Contents: Jesus comes to Beijing -- Pathfinders -- Patriarchs -- Uncles -- Aunts, nephews, and nieces -- Seminaries: training a new generation -- Early years of the "state church" -- After the cultural revolution -- China's "Jerusalem" -- Back to Jerusalem -- Catholics -- Persecution -- Artists, writers, and academics -- Foreigners -- China's Christian future? -- Developments since 2003 E-book also available as of May 2017 for USF affiliates via EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection. |
Subject | China--Religion--21st century Christianity and politics--China Christianity--China--21st century |
ISBN | 0895261286 ; 9780895261281 |