History and Theology of Chinese Christianity

Dear Colleagues, 

Chinese Christianity plays a rather distinctive role in World Christianity. In its long and complicated history starting from the arrival of the missionaries of the Church of the East in the 7th century, Chinese Christianity interacted with the indigenous socio-political system as well as philosophical / religious traditions, especially Confucianism, Daoism and Chinese Buddhism. With the subsequent arrivals of Catholic and then Protatant misisonaries, Chinese Christianity experienced also the challenges from modernization and the related socio-political upheavals. In addition to the majority of Chinese Christians living in the People’s Republic of China, there are a significant amount of diasporic Chinese Christian communities. The rich experiences of Chinese Christianity might have contriibuted to the formation of Chinese Christian theologies. This Speical Issue aims to explore whether and in what sense the history and theology of Chinese Christianity may enrich our understanding of Christianity as a whole.

Original research articles and reviews about (but not limited to) the following topics are particularly welcome:

• Interaction between Christinaity and Chinese Religions;
• Chinse translation / interpretation / reception of the Bible;
• Chinese reception of western Christian theology;
• Christian interpretation of Chinese classics;
• Chinese Christian response to science and / or democary;
• Christian contributions to China’s modernization;
• Chinese Christian experience in Socialist China;
• Contemporary Chinese Christian theologies.

Prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors may initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 200–300 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the guest editor (pclai@cuhk.edu.hk) or to Religions editorial office (religions@mdpi.com). Abstracts will be reviewed by the guest editor for the purposes of en-suring proper fit within the scope of the Special Issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer review.

Prof. Dr. Pan-chiu Lai
Guest Editor

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