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Book SynopsisThe aim of this book is to show that during the early half of the twentieth century, Chinese society was disillusioned by both internal dissension and external invasion, and the churches experienced many challenges. In response to the traumatic events of 1920–1949, the Chinese theologian Prof. T. C. Chao tried to construct a ‘new religion’ for China, believing that an indigenous Christianity would offer a solution to the national crisis. Chao searched for a new interpretation of Jesus Christ to make him relevant to China’s context and social thought, and tried to develop Christology based on the encounter of Western Christianity, Chinese culture and social change. A personality-focused interpretation of Jesus Christ was developed, and an image of Confucian Jesus was found in his thought. Chao tried to explore his contextual Christology with the purpose of being faithful to Christian faith, and being relevant to Chinese classical culture and the contemporary context in order to enable intellectual Christians to contribute to the national reconstruction of Country.
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(J. Scheuer, Nouvelle revue théologique 140/1 2018)
Table of ContentsThe Research – A biographical Sketch of T. C. Chao and his theological Context – A Humanity-Focused Interpretation of Jesus Christ and the New Thought Movement (1915–1922) – A Personality-Focused Interpretation of Jesus Christ and the Anti-Christian Movement (1922–1927) – A Spirituality and Ethics Focused Interpretation of Jesus Christ and National Reconstruction and National Crisis (1928–1937) – A Revelation and Incarnation-focused Interpretation of Jesus Christ and the Sino-Japanese War and Civil War (1937–1949) – Analysis, Synthesis and Comparison between the various Periods of Development in Chao’s Contextual Christology – Chao’s Contextual Christology compared with that of other Protestant Thinkers – The Significance and Potentiality of Chao’s Person-Oriented Christology
