A New History of Christianity in China, written by one of
the world’s the leading writers on Christianity in China, looks at
Christianity’s long history in China, its extraordinarily rapid
rise in the last half of the twentieth century, and charts its
future direction.
* Provides the first comprehensive history of Christianity
in China, an important, understudied area in both Asian studies and
religious history
* Traces the transformation of Christianity from an imported,
Western religion to a thoroughly Chinese religion
* Contextualizes the growth of Christianity in China within
national and local politics
* Offers a portrait of the complex religious scene in China
today
* Contrasts China with other non-Western societies where
Christianity is surging
Table of Content
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. The Nestorian Age and the Mongol Mission, 635-1368 4
2. The Jesuit Mission of Early Modern Times and Its Fate 17
3. Protestant Beginnings, Catholics Redux, and China’s First Indigenous Christians, 1800-1860 41
4. Expansion and Institution-building in a Declining Dynasty, 1860-1902 66
5. The ‘Golden Age’ of Missions and the ‘Sino-Foreign Protestant Establishment, ‘ 1902-1927 92
6. The Multiple Crises of Chinese Christianity, 1927-1950 121
7. Christianity and the New China, 1950-1966 158
8. The Chinese Church from the End of the Cultural Revolution to the Early Twenty-first Century 183
Appendix: The Russian Orthodox Church and Ecclesiastical Mission in China 209
Bibliography 217
Index 229
About the author
Daniel H. Bays is currently Professor of History and Director of the Asian Studies Program at Calvin College in Michigan. Previously he taught at the University of Kansas for 30 years. He is the author of several books on Chinese Christian history.
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