Vol. 48: The Periphery and The Center (Autumn 2022)

Editorial Foreword

The Periphery and the Center

Thomas Xutong Qu, pp. 8-15

 


I. Hua Tong Xuan Li: Study of Christianity, Society and Ethics

Peripheries and Centers: A Theoretical Perspective and Research Methodology for Historical Studies of Chinese Christianity

​Thomas Xutong QU, pp. 2-29

 

The Pilgrim’s Progress on Earth: The New Thought and Chinese Christian Intellectuals’ Religious Experiences in the May Fourth Era

ZHAO Pan, pp. 30-52

 

The Capital Imagination and Identity of Liberal Christians in the May Fourth Period

XU Junlin, pp. 53-82

 


II. Jing Guan Wu Se: Study of Christian Culture and Literature

Ambiguous Criticism and Its Continuation: On the Writings of “Life of Jesus” in Republican China

CHU Xiaobai, pp. 84-110

 

The “Divine” Spirit Moves Towards “Periphery” and “Chaos”: Space in May-Fourth Era Christian Narratives

SHI Mingwei, pp. 111-136

 


III. Fa Yu Shui Feng: Dialogue between Chinese culture and Christianity

God’s Response: Timothy Richard’s Interpretation to Chinese Mahayana Buddhism

YANG Jing, pp. 138-160

 

Reconciliation: XU Baoqian on the Relationship Between Christianity and Chinese Culture

ZHAO Ting & LI Xiaochen, pp. 161-180

 

The Cultural Logic of the Practice of Developing Chinese Christianity: Taking L Village of Lahu Nationality in Yunnan as an Example

ZHANG Jinfu, pp. 181-200

 


IV. Fa Liu Shi Dao: Study of Chinese Historical Records on Christianity

The Construction of a Christian Philanthropic Culture and Its Subjectivity in the Contemporary Chinese Context

CAO Nanlai&LEI Lei, pp. 202-226.

 

Confrontation, Subordination or Symbiosis: Rethinking the Relationship between Pentecostal-Charismatic Movement and Modernity

Mingli CHEN, pp.227-250.

 

Christian Interpretations of the Sanctity of Political Authority in Medieval Western Europe

Jun YANG, pp.251-268.

 


V. Qing Ji Ming Gong: Academic Debate and Responses

The Periphery Stimulating the Centre: A Perspective on the Study of the Jesuit History in Modern China

Hao WANG, pp.270-283.