Zhang Yijing (1871–1931) and the Search for a Chinese Christian Identity

Jue Wang (王珏)

• Publisher: Langham Monographs
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781839735929
• Topic: Teologia e religione
• Subtopic: Storia del cristianesimo

Can Christian identity and national identity be reconciled? For Christians in China, this question is particularly fraught. While Sinicization offers the indigenous church one path forward, it fails to provide a tenable solution for believers unwilling to submit their love of God under love of country.Dr. Jue Wang explores an alternative roadmap for Chinese Christian identity in the writings of Zhang Yijing. The editor of True Light, a Chinese Baptist publication, Zhang was also a Chinese patriot, Confucian, and life-long proponent of science and reason. Utilizing the lens of identity studies, Dr. Wang examines Zhang's process of reconciling faith and culture in his quest to be both authentically Christian and authentically Chinese. This study offers a fascinating glimpse into the modern history of the Chinese church, while uncovering the significance of an often-overlooked Chinese Christian apologist. Zhang's example offers encouragement and hope for believers around the world seeking to integrate social, cultural, and national identities under the lordship of Christ.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Abstract
• 内容简介
• List of Abbreviations
• Chapter 1 Introduction and Literature Review
• Chapter 2 Christianity in China before 1930 and Zhang Yijing’s Life
• Chapter 3 Zhang Yijing’s Search for a Christian Confucian Identity
• Chapter 4 Zhang’s Search for a Modern Chinese Christian Identity
• Chapter 5 Zhang’s Encounter with Scientism
• Chapter 6 Conclusion
• Appendix 1 The Chronology of Zhang Yijing – My Deceased Father ( 先严亦镜年表 ), By Zhang Qiutao ( 张秋涛 )
• Appendix 2 The Works of Mr. Zhang Yijing ( 张亦镜先生的著作 )
• Appendix 3 A Brief History of True Light (1902–1927) ( 真光小史 )
• Bibliography
• About Langham Partnership
• Endnotes