"A French Jesuit in China : the case of André Yverneau 1948–1951" / Timothy Pickard Baycroft

This article belongs to the Special Issue

"Chinese Christianity: From Society to Culture," Religions 16

Abstract:

During the many centuries of interaction and exchange between China and Europe, one of the most complex and ambiguous relationships was that of the Catholic Church and its missionaries in China. On one hand, they contributed to and can be seen as a part of the European imperial project of world colonisation, but on the other hand, they were instrumental in sharing and exchanging knowledge, as well as creating schools and other institutions in the places they created missions. At the same time, attempts were being made within the Catholic Church to promote the development of a Chinese clergy, although this issue remained divisive. This article examines these complex relationships through the eyes of a French Jesuit, André Yverneau, who was in China between 1948 and 1951 and who left a collection of letters back to his family describing these years. His experiences, observations, reactions and attitudes towards China and the mission are presented and analysed in order to re-evaluate some of the main debates surrounding the mission in China in the mid-twentieth century: education, language, indigenisation, and politics, both internal to the Catholic Church and with its relations in China.

Ecclesiastical colony : China's Catholic Church and the French religious protectorate / Ernest P. Young.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-374) and index.

Emergence of the French religious protectorate -- Church and protectorate under the treaties -- Defending the protectorate in the late nineteenth century -- Collecting indemnities and enduring criticism -- Complexities of Jiao'an in the early twentieth century: Sichuan and Jiangxi -- Reform agendas for the missions -- Dissidence and Catholic patriotism in Tianjin -- Petitioning Rome -- Vatican engages and Catholics in China respond -- Papacy's new China policy -- Falling short.

Keywords: Vincent Lebbe ; Alphonse Favier ; Boxer indemnities ; Maryknolls ; Maximum illud (apostolic letter) ; Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith.

Local access dig.pdf. [Young-Ecclesiastical Colony.pdf]

Faguo chuanjiaoshi Han Guoying dui Zhongguo chuantong xiaodao de yijie yu chanshi 法國傳教士韓國英對中國傳統孝道的譯介與闡釋 = The Translation and Interpretation of Traditional Chinese Filial Piety by the French Missionary Pierre-Martial Cibot / by Wu Liqing 吳麗青 Zhang Ming 张明

https://oversea.cnki.net/kcms/detail/detail.aspx?dbcode=CJFD&filename=GJHE202506008&dbname=CJFDAUTO

Published in Guoji Han xue 国际汉学 = International Sinology, no.6 (2025): 85-92, 153-154.

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Abstract:

在這裡輸入要轉換的內容法國傳教士韓國英對中國孝道思想的譯介主要基於官方文本，同時又全麵參考有關孝道的政治、倫理思想、社會習俗、法律法典、詩歌散文等多種類型的典籍文本，展現和評述了有關中國傳統孝道的各種細節，闡釋了以其西方學術背景所理解和建構的中國孝道，向西方繫統介紹了貫穿中國禮、法的“孝”，爲西方了解中國傳統孝道思想提供了重要參考。

French missionary Pierre-Martial Cibot’s translations of Chinese filial thought are mainly based on official texts. While comprehensively referring to a wide range of canonical texts on filial piety, including politics, ethical thought, social customs, legal codes, poetry and prose, he presents and comments on various details related to traditional Chinese filial piety. He interprets his understanding of Chinese filial piety from his Western academic background and systematically introduces to the West the idea of filial piety that runs through Chinese ritual and law, thereby providing an important reference for Western understanding of Chinese filial thought.

Les Français de Shanghai, 1849-1949 / Guy Brossollet

The book traces the presence, activities and community of French nationals in the city of Shanghai from the establishment of the French Concession (from 1849) up to around 1949. It explores how the French settlement developed: the concession’s urban infrastructure (residences, clubs, hospitals, schools), commerce, leisure, and how French expatriates (diplomats, businessmen, missionaries, soldiers, families) interacted with local Chinese society and with other foreign communities. The book also situates the French community within the broader context of colonial-era Shanghai: political changes in China, the inter-war years, the complexities of cultural encounter, and ultimately the end of the French era in Shanghai with the communist victory in 1949.

Contents: Le P. Champagnat et l'Apostolat (p5), La Chine (p8), Les Boxers en 1900 (p16), La tragédie de Nan-Chang (1906) (p28), La troisième acte de la persécution (p50).