Salvation and revolution : a twentieth century odyssey of the Chinese Protestant mind /
"This book traces the intellectual and spiritual journeys of Chinese Protestant intellectuals-Zhao Zichen, Wu Yaozong, and Cai Yongchun, among many-in the tumultuous 20th-century China, from the fall of the Qing Dynasty through the Cultural Revolution. These leaders strove to align their Christ...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2025]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book traces the intellectual and spiritual journeys of Chinese Protestant intellectuals-Zhao Zichen, Wu Yaozong, and Cai Yongchun, among many-in the tumultuous 20th-century China, from the fall of the Qing Dynasty through the Cultural Revolution. These leaders strove to align their Christian faith with the challenges of a nation in upheaval, initially advocating a "Liberal Synthesis" that fused Christian ethics with national renewal. As wars and revolutions swept across China, figures like Wu Yaozong turned to socialism, while others like Zhao and Cai embraced more conservative theological positions. The rise of the CCP during the Chinese Civil War divided their paths, yet all remained dedicated to a role of Christianity in China's future"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 279 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197809891 0197809898 9780197809914 019780991X |