Christian Women and Modern China - Recovering a Women''s History of Chinese Protestantism

Christian Women and Modern China explores how women have made history throughout the development of Chinese Protestantism. Studying their lived experiences facilitates a nuanced understanding about the interplays of Christianity, gender, power and modern Chinese history.

List of contents

Table of Contents
Part One: The Era of Revolutions: Missionaries, Physicians, Reformer-Educators
Chapter 1: Foreign Devils and Heathen Sisters
Chapter 2: A Confucian Christian Feminist
Chapter 3: China's First "Christian Republic"
Chapter 4: Life and Death of Christian Colleges
Part Two: The Era of Militant Communism: Intellectuals, Resisters, Accommodators
Chapter 5: Patriotic Intellectuals and the New Regime
Chapter 6: Does the Motherland Love You Back?
Chapter 7: The Party Could Still Use You
Part Three: The Era of Developmental Communism: Influencers, Whistle-blowers, Celebrities
Chapter 8: Bibles, Hymns, and Competing Influences
Chapter 9: Exposing Abuses, Changing Narratives
Chapter 10: Consumerism, Censorship and Christian Celebrities

About the author

Li Ma has a PhD in sociology from Cornell University. She is the Senior Research Fellow at the Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics at Calvin College in Grand Rapids. She is the coauthor with Jin Li of Surviving the State, Remaking the Church (Pickwick Publications, 2017).

Product details

• Authors: Li Ma, Ma Li
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781793631565
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-156-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, RELIGION / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, Christianity, Religion & beliefs, History of Religion, Protestantism & Protestant Churches