The Catholic Invasion of China: Remaking Chinese Christianity

The Catholic Invasion of China: Remaking Chinese Christianity (Critical Issues in World and International History)

The culmination of D. E. Mungelloâ€™s forty years of study on Sino-Western history, this book provides a compelling and nuanced history of Roman Catholicism in modern China. As the author vividly shows, when China declined into a two-century cycle of poverty, powerlessness, and humiliation, the attitudes of Catholic missionaries became less accommodating than their famous Jesuit predecessors. He argues that â€œinvasionâ€ accurately characterizes the dominant attitude of Catholic missionaries (especially the French Jesuits) in their attempt to introduce Western religion and culture into China during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Elements of this attitude lingered until the end of the last century, when many Chinese felt that Pope John Paul IIâ€™s canonization of 120 martyrs reflected the imposition of an imperialist mentality. In this important work, Mungello corrects a major misreading of modern Chinese history by arguing that the growth of an indigenous Catholic church in the twentieth century transformed the negative aspects of the â€œinvasionâ€ into a positive Chinese religious force.

Country	USA
Brand	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	6 black & white illustrations, 4 black &
Model	6 black & white illustrations, 4 black &
ReleaseDate	2015-07-01
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EANs	9781442250482

The Catholic Invasion of China: Remaking Chinese Christianity (Critical Issues in World and International History)