Modern Chinese Theologies

This is the first volume in a series of three exploring modern Chinese theology. This volume covers "e;Mainland and Mainstream"e;--church theologians of mainland China who were predominantly associated with mainline or missionary-established denominations.In the post-1949 era of the People's Republic this translates into theologians and theological movements associated with the state-authorized church: the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association and the (Protestant) Three-Self Patriotic Movement. The volume is broadly chronological, with each Part forming a thematic unity. Part I covers "e;Republican and Wartime Theologies,"e; with seven chapters exploring theologies of resistance, ethics, and themes of indigenization and Sinicization. Part II considers "e;Protestant Denominational Developments"e; in the first half of the twentieth century: the complex legacy of mission history in China and the relationship between denominational church belonging and theological development. Part III, "e;Reform Era Theologies and Methodological Considerations"e; begins in the height of the Maoist era, and addresses the changing relationship between Christian and Communist thought in the writings of TSPM theologians; the theological use of China's Christian past, and the development of Roman Catholic theological education in the twenty first century.The sixteen essays of the volume represent a new generation of critical voices from the mainland, Hong Kong, and North America. The volume opens up the critical questions that have galvanized the modern Chinese church--who are we, as Chinese Christians? How can our Christian faith serve the nation? What form should an indigenous church take?--and offers new perspectives for a contemporary audience.