Description
Book SynopsisDraws together the writings of Chinese theologians for an English-speaking audience, providing a much-needed resource for scholars and general readers. This anthology presents an extensive selection of ecclesial and scholarly theological writings from mainland China and provides explanatory contex.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part One: Traditional China
- 1 Tablet Eulogizing the Propagation of the Illustrious Religion in China, by Jing Jing
- 2 True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven, by Matteo Ricci
- 3 Treatise on Supplanting Doubts, by Yang Tingyun
- 4 A Brief Explanation of the Hanging Picture of the Creator & Memorial Statement: On How to Judge the Teachings, by Xu Gaungqi
- 5 Introductory Summary to the First Collection of Works on Heavenly Studies & Reading the "Jingjiao Stele," by Li Zhizao
- 6 Ultimate Discourse on Fearing God and Loving Others, by Wang Zheng
- 7 Good Words to Admonish the Age, by Liang Fa
- 8 Teachings on the Origin of the Way, by Hong Xiuquan
- Part Two: Revolutionary and Nationalist China
- 9 Letter to the Pope, Requesting the Establishment of a Chinese Academy, by Ma Xiangbo
- 10 Systematic Theology: Revealed Theology, by Jia Yuming
- 11 The Indigenous Church, by Zhao Zichen (T. C. Chao)
- 12 The Bride of Christ, by Wang Mingdao
- 13 The Way of Salvation: The Judgment at Golgotha, by Ni Tuosheng (Watchman Nee)
- 14 How Catholicism Resolves Social Issues, by Xu Zongze (P. Joseph Zi, S.J.)
- 15 The Renewal of Christianity and the Revival of the Chinese Nation, by Wu Leichuan
- 16 Christianity and Materialism: Confessions of a Christian, by Wu Yaozong (Y. T. Wu)
- 17 "Mortification," from The Interior Carmel: The Threefold Way of Love, by Wu Jingxiong (John C. H. Wu)
- 18 The Logos Discourse in St. John's Gospel, by Luo Zhenfang
- 19 The Cosmic Christ, by Ding Guangxun (K. H. Ting)
- 20 The Task of Theological Construction for the Chinese Church, by Chen Zemin
- 21 The "Already" and the "Not Yet" & "Unceasing Generation," by Wang Weifan
- 22 How Is Modern Sino-Christian Theology Possible? by Chen Cunfu
- Part Three: Contemporary Theologians and Academics
- 23 On the Construction of a Chinese Feminist Theology, by Gao Shining
- 24 Reflection on the Modes and Significance of Eternal Life, by Zhang Qingxiong
- 25 The Philosophy of Life in Zhuangzi and Ecclesiastes: A Comparison, by Liang Gong
- 26 Inculturation or Contextualization: Interpretation of Christianity in the Context of Chinese Culture, by Yang Huilin
- 27 The "Four Incipient Virtues" in Confucianism and Christian "Original Sin," by Zhao Lin
- 28 My Views on Sino-Christian Theology, by Zhuo Xinping
- 29 Salvation and Wandering, by Liu Xiaofeng
- 30 Causes and Consequences of the Theoretical Systemization of Christianity, by Li Qiuling
- 31 The Frustrations of Yan Mo: The Identity Crisis of an Eighteenth Century Confucian Catholic, by Li Tiangang
- 32 Christian-Confucian Interaction in a Modern Context, by Sun Shangyang
- 33 Mission in the Chinese Church, by Cao Shengjie
- 34 God's Promise and Eschatological Hope, by Gao Ying
- 35 Success through Christ and Failure through Antichrist: A Reflection on the Reformation's Transformative Influence on Chinese Culture, by He Guanghu
