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Taiping Theology: The Localization of Christianity in China, 1843-64
Carl S. Kilcourse
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Description for Taiping Theology: The Localization of Christianity in China, 1843-64
Hardback. Series: Christianities of the World. Num Pages: 299 pages, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
This book examines the theological worldview of the Taiping Rebellion (1850-64), a Chinese revolutionary movement whose leader, Hong Xiuquan (1814-64), claimed to be the second son of God and younger brother of Jesus. Despite the profound impact of Christian books on Hong's religious thinking, previous scholarship has neglected the localized form of Christianity that he and his closest followers created. Filling that gap in the existing literature, this book analyzes the localization of Christianity in the theology, ethics, and ritual practices of the Taipings. Carl S. Kilcourse not only reveals how Confucianism and popular religion acted as instruments of localization, ... Read more
This book examines the theological worldview of the Taiping Rebellion (1850-64), a Chinese revolutionary movement whose leader, Hong Xiuquan (1814-64), claimed to be the second son of God and younger brother of Jesus. Despite the profound impact of Christian books on Hong's religious thinking, previous scholarship has neglected the localized form of Christianity that he and his closest followers created. Filling that gap in the existing literature, this book analyzes the localization of Christianity in the theology, ethics, and ritual practices of the Taipings. Carl S. Kilcourse not only reveals how Confucianism and popular religion acted as instruments of localization, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Christianities of the World
Condition
New
Number of Pages
281
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137543141
SKU
V9781137543141
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About Carl S. Kilcourse
Carl S. Kilcourse is Lecturer in Chinese History at Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Reviews for Taiping Theology: The Localization of Christianity in China, 1843-64
Taiping Theology achieves its author's aim of presenting the religious beliefs of the Taiping movement as a form of localized Chinese Christianity. ... It will be useful reading for specialists and advanced students in modern history, Chinese religions, and Christian missions and world Christianity. (Ryan Dunch, China Review International, Vol. 23 (4), 2016)