{"product_id":"christianities-in-asia-hardback-9781405160896","title":"Christianities in Asia (Hardback) 9781405160896","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChristianities in Asia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChristianities in Asia\u003c\/i\u003e is an outstanding introduction to the complex reality of this living religion spread across the largest continent on earth where two-thirds of humanity dwells today. Each chapter is comprehensive and engaging. The organization of the work as a whole allows the reader to see the diversity of Asian Christianities without losing sight of the commonalities that bind them together both institutionally and as a movement. The book offers a host of new insights while opening up important new directions in the study of world Christianity at the local, regional, and global levels.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eDale T. Irvin\u003c\/b\u003e, President and Professor of World Christianity, New York Theological Seminary  \u003cp\u003e\"Phan and his colleagues have produced what will surely be the standard introductory text to the topic for the next decade. There are plenty of details for those interested in them, but as important is how the book as a whole invites readers to experience the richness and diversity of the Christianities of Asia. An invaluable resource for the emerging field of world Christianity!\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eAmos Yong\u003c\/b\u003e, Regent University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter C. Phan (Edited by), PC Phan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405160896, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 November 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e290 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 16 x 2 cm, 1.179 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These praiseworthy books from Bays and Phan will enhance their readers' understanding of the manifold Christianities of China and Asia as well as of the global history of east-west relations.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Ecclesiastical History\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 January 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A stimulating and wide-ranging collection of often valuable introductions. There are also new insights in a range of settings, for student and scholar alike.\" (\u003ci\u003eAsia Journal of Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (vol. 26 no. 1, 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Christianities in Asia is intended to be an accessible book on this subject. . . But overall, the book fulfils its function as an introduction to the various forms of \u003ci\u003eChristianity in Asia\u003c\/i\u003e.\" (\u003ci\u003eSwedish Missiological Themes\u003c\/i\u003e, 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Leading off an impressive new Blackwell series on global Christianity, \u003ci\u003eChristianities in Asia\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich collection of essays on various regions by top-ranked names in the field.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Century\u003c\/i\u003e, 7 October 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a fascinating book, which corrects our Eurocentric understanding of the earliest Church and what happened during the later missionary eras.\" (\u003ci\u003eChurch Times\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 June 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"They survey is intended to be accessible to nonspecialists and general readers.\" (B\u003ci\u003eooknews\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 February 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"As an introductory text, this volume sets a standard for the field that will not soon be surpassed. Essential. Lower-lever undergraduates through professional\/practitioners.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 May 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChristianities In Asia\u003c\/i\u003e gives a wonderful sampling of essays written by Asian theologians who present the wide variety of Christianities currently in existence in Asia. Eleven theologians take on the arduous task of presenting the history, the current context, and the practices of Christianity within their own respective countries . . . nevertheless, as it stands, this book will prove invaluable for generations to come as it lays out the historical, social and political identity of Asia, which is imperative to understand Asian Christianity and by relation, the Christianity of the West.\" (\u003ci\u003eStudies in Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 May 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity in Asia\u003c\/i\u003e explores the history, development, and current state of Christianity across the world’s largest and most populous continent.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers detailed coverage of the growth of Christianity within South Asia; among the thousands of islands comprising Southeast Asia; and across countries whose Christian origins were historically linked, including Vietnam, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together a truly international team of contributors, many of whom are natives of the countries they are writing about\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the Middle Eastern countries whose Christian roots are deepest, yet have turbulent histories and uncertain futures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the ways in which Christians in Asian countries have received and transformed Christianity into their local or indigenous religion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows Christianity to be a vibrant contemporary movement in many Asian countries, despite its comparatively minority status in these regions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Maps xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Introduction: Asian Christianity\/Christianities 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter C. Phan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhich Asia? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhich Christianity? 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing Asian Christianities 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma\/Myanmar 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Koepping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal Basics 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Early Christian Presence in Mainland South Asia 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Attack on Contextualized South Asian Christianity 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Second Attack on Contextualized South Asian Christianity 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContextualization in Early Roman Catholicism Elsewhere in South Asia 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtestant Contextualization – the Pietists 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Baptists 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaity and the Expansion of Christianity 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemporary Contextualisation in South Asia: Church, State, and People 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViolent Attacks Against Christian Churches 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheological, Ecclesial, and Liturgical Contextualization 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Performance of Christianity in South Asia 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Conclusion 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Sri Lanka 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeyaraj Rasiah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Land, its Make Up and the People 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Portuguese Period 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dutch Period 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe British Period 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndependent Sri Lanka 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the Turn of the Century 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Present Scenario 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcess of Inculturation and Contextualized Theology 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhither Sri Lanka? 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Indonesia 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Prior\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Diversity 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Diversity 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutward Form, Inner Spirit 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristians and Muslims 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePapua: Dignity and Identity 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmbon: Conflict and Reconciliation 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSulawesi: Vibrant and Vocal 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEast Nusa Tenggara: Christian Heartlands 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBali: A Minority within a Minority 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJava: Indigenous Roots 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJava: Education 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJava: Art and Music 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJava: Movers and Shakers 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJakarta: Pietism and Social Engagement 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSumatra: Local Roots, National Leadership 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Prospects 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Malaysia and Singapore 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdmund Kee-Fook Chia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Countries and Their People 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical, Cultural, and Religious History 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBritish Imperialism and Racial and Ethnic Politics 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity: Its Beginnings and Development 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity: A Foreign Religion 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Challenge of an Indigenous Church 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Challenge of Islamization 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Challenge of Ecumenism 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Challenge of Church-State Relations 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New and Growing Churches 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Philippines 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJose Mario C. Francisco, S.J.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransplanting Spanish Catholicism 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppropriating Christianity, Resisting Colonial Rule 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(Re)Building Mission 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeeting National Challenges, Engaging the World 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“In But Not Of This World” 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter C. Phan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Socialist Republic of Vietnam 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCambodia, Laos, Thailand 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Into the Future 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Mainland China 149\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eYing Fuk-tsang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New China 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld Christianity and Chinese Christianity 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity with Chinese Characteristics 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity and Chinese Society 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity’s Prospects in China 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLo Lung-kwong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaiwan 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHong Kong 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMacau 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Japan 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark R. Mullins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cultural Diversity of Christianity in Japan 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoman Catholic Mission in Pre-Modern Japan 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersecution and Martyrdom 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHidden Christians 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Second Phase of Christian Mission: Increasing Diversity 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState Shinto and the Christian Churches 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Place of Nagasaki in Japanese Catholicism 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostwar Developments 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wider Impact of Christianity: Education and Social Welfare 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity as a Japanese Religion: Diverse Appropriations 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom “Paternal” to “Maternal” Religion 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUchimura Kanzo and the Non-church Movement 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInculturation and the Ancestors in Japanese Christianity 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Christian” Weddings and the Rites of Passage 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInter-Faith Dialogue 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Prospects 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. South Korea 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Eungi Kim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Beginning of Christianity in Korea 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndigenous Christian Leaders, Past and Present 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity as an Agency of Modernization 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise of Christianity Amidst Rapid Industrialization and Urbanization 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis-Worldly Orientation of Korean Protestantism 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual Religiosity of Christians 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Future of Christianity in Korea 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. The Middle East 233\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLois Farag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Church of the East 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMissionary Activity of the Syriac Church 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChurches in Arabia 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Maronite Church 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Armenians in the Middle East 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Last Century 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion: Whither Asian Christianities? 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter C. Phan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Prospective Glance 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Directions: A Triple Dialogue 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsian and Pentecostal 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 263\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437780889880,"sku":"9781405160896","price":77.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405160896.jpg?v=1784939765","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/christianities-in-asia-hardback-9781405160896","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}