Author: Aikman, David

Jesus in Beijing : how Christianity is transforming China and changing the global balance of power
Date2006
Publish_locationWashington, D.C.
PublisherRegnery Publishing
CollectionRicci Institute [AEC]
EditionRevised and enlarged ed.
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook
Series
ShelfAdmin. Office
Call NumberBR1288.A35 2006
Description344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
NoteJesus 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.

SubjectChina--Religion--21st century Christianity and politics--China Christianity--China--21st century
ISBN0895261286 ; 9780895261281