ISBN : 9780198808695
Alexander Chow argues that Christians in mainland China have been constructing a more intentional public theology to engage the Chinese state and society, since the end of the Cultural Revolution (1966-76). Chinese Public Theology recalls the events which have led to this transformation and examines the developments of Christianity across three generations of Chinese. It also offers suggestions for the future direction of a Chinese public theology. Moreover, it claims that Chinese Christianity has wider implications on the lively discourse on public theology - both within mainland China and beyond.
Note on Romanisation; Introduction; Part I; 1 A Tradition of Public Theology; 2 State-Sanctioned Protestantism; 3 Cultural Christianity; 4 Urban Intellectual Christianity; Part II; 5 A Divided Public Space?; 6 The Public as Transcendent; 7 The Christian Family as a Public Body; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Glossary of Chinese Terms and Phrases; Appendix 2: Biographical Notes; Bibliography
