China's Old Churches - The History, Architecture, and Legacy of Catholic Sacred Structures in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei Province

Alan Sweeten's China's Old Churches presents a long-term historical view of Catholicism in north China as seen through Western-style sacred structures. Using historical materials as well as architectural and visual evidence, he reveals churches' former impact and their present-day legacy.

About the author

Alan Richard Sweeten, Ph.D. (1980), University of California, Davis, is Adjunct Professor of History at California State University, Stanislaus. The author of many publications on Christianity in China, he is retired from teaching but remains an active researcher.

Product details

• Authors: Alan Richard Sweeten
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.12.2019
• EAN: 9789004416123
• ISBN: 978-90-04-41612-3
• No. of pages: 442
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 236 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 998 g
• Series: Studies in the History of Chri
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous