Redeemed by Fire
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The Rise of Popular Christianity in Modern China
Lian Xi
This book is the first to address the history and future of homegrown, mass Chinese Christianity. Drawing on a large collection of fresh sources—including contemporaneous accounts, diaries, memoirs, archival material, and interviews—Lian Xi traces the transformation of Protestant Christianity in twentieth-century China from a small, beleaguered “missionary” church buffeted by antiforeignism to an indigenous popular religion energized by nationalism and millenarianism. Lian shows that, with a current membership that rivals that of the Chinese Communist Party, and the ability to galvanize China’s millions into apocalyptic convulsion and messianic exuberance, the popular Christian movement channels the aspirations and the discontent of the masses and will play an important role in shaping the country’s future.
"Important . . . very valuable."--David Lyle Jeffrey, Books and Culture
“[A] remarkable book . . . essential reading.”—Christianity Today (2011 Christianity Today Book Award, Missions/Global Affairs category)
“Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the burgeoning of Christianity in China today . . . [a] rich and subtle historical account.”—Richard Madsen, Journal of Asian Studies
“Redeemed by Fire eloquently expresses some of the spiritual and religious impulses that have brought millions of Chinese to faith in the salvation offered by Jesus Christ, and the complexities that emerge in a popular religious movement.”—Lawrence Braschi, Church Times
Publication Date: February 23, 2010
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