The Bible and the Gun - Christianity in South China, 1860-1900

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

1. The World of Chaozhou  2. The Return of Chinese Overseas Christians  3. The Protestant Expansion into the Interior  4. Chinese Church Memberships  5. Rural Church Networks  6. The First Murder of Martyrdom?  7. The Lord of Heaven versus Jesus Christ  8. Protestant Denominational Conflict  9. Customary Dispute and Intra-Village Violence  10. Conclusion

About the author

Joseph Tse-Hei Lee is Professor of History in Dyson College of Arts and Sciences at Pace University.

Summary

A groundbreaking study of of the relationship between Christianity and collective violence in late nineteenth-century China.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Tse-Hei Lee, Lee Joseph Tse-Hei
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.10.2002
• EAN: 9780415933834
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93383-4
• No. of pages: 246
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 620 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Asia, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, HISTORY / Asia / China, RELIGION / Monasticism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Christianity, History of Religion, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, Violence and abuse in society, Religious communities and monasticism