Philip L. Wickeri
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- January 2016
- ISBN:
- 9789888208388
- eISBN:
- 9789888313259
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789888208388.001.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
Christian Encounters with Chinese Culture: Essays on Anglican and Episcopal History in China focuses on a church tradition that was never very large in China, but one that has had considerable social ...
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Christian Encounters with Chinese Culture: Essays on Anglican and Episcopal History in China focuses on a church tradition that was never very large in China, but one that has had considerable social and religious influence. Individual chapters deal with questions of church, society and education, the Prayer Book in Chinese, parish histories and theology. The chapters have been written by scholars – historians, theologians and educators – all of whom are experts in their fields.Less
Christian Encounters with Chinese Culture: Essays on Anglican and Episcopal History in China focuses on a church tradition that was never very large in China, but one that has had considerable social and religious influence. Individual chapters deal with questions of church, society and education, the Prayer Book in Chinese, parish histories and theology. The chapters have been written by scholars – historians, theologians and educators – all of whom are experts in their fields.
Sander L. Gilman (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- May 2015
- ISBN:
- 9789888208272
- eISBN:
- 9789888313129
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789888208272.001.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
Islam, Christianity and Judaism share several common features, including their historical origins in the prophet Abraham, their belief in a single divine being, and their modern global expanse. Yet ...
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Islam, Christianity and Judaism share several common features, including their historical origins in the prophet Abraham, their belief in a single divine being, and their modern global expanse. Yet it is the seeming closeness of these “Abrahamic” religions that draws attention to the real or imagined differences between them. This volume examines Abrahamic cultures as minority groups in societies which may be majority Muslim, Christian or Jewish, or self-consciously secular. The focus is on the relationships between these religious identities in global Diaspora, where all of them are confronted with claims about national and individual difference. The case studies range from colonial Hong Kong and Victorian London to today’s San Francisco and rural India. Each study shows how complex such relationships can be and how important it is to situate them in the cultural, ethnic, and historical context of their world. The chapters explore ritual practice, conversion, colonization, immigration, and cultural representations of the differences between the Abrahamic religions. An important theme is how the complex patterns of interaction among these religions embrace collaboration as well as conflict—even in the modern Middle East. This work by authors from several academic disciplines on a topic of crucial importance will be of interest to scholars of history, theology, sociology and cultural studies as well as to the general reader interested in how minority groups have interacted and coexisted.Less
Islam, Christianity and Judaism share several common features, including their historical origins in the prophet Abraham, their belief in a single divine being, and their modern global expanse. Yet it is the seeming closeness of these “Abrahamic” religions that draws attention to the real or imagined differences between them. This volume examines Abrahamic cultures as minority groups in societies which may be majority Muslim, Christian or Jewish, or self-consciously secular. The focus is on the relationships between these religious identities in global Diaspora, where all of them are confronted with claims about national and individual difference. The case studies range from colonial Hong Kong and Victorian London to today’s San Francisco and rural India. Each study shows how complex such relationships can be and how important it is to situate them in the cultural, ethnic, and historical context of their world. The chapters explore ritual practice, conversion, colonization, immigration, and cultural representations of the differences between the Abrahamic religions. An important theme is how the complex patterns of interaction among these religions embrace collaboration as well as conflict—even in the modern Middle East. This work by authors from several academic disciplines on a topic of crucial importance will be of interest to scholars of history, theology, sociology and cultural studies as well as to the general reader interested in how minority groups have interacted and coexisted.
Challenge and Conformity
Daemons Are Forever
Divine Accounting
The Faiths of Others
A Frog Under the Tongue
The Imam of the Christians
The Making of American Catholicism
Muhammad's Body
Painted Pomegranates and Needlepoint Rabbis
