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Musing with Confucius and Paul : toward a Chinese Christian theology

Chairman Mao meets the Apostle Paul : Christianity, communism, and the hope of China

How do utopian dreams measure up to a Christian hope for a better world? How do Western Christians best understand and support the struggling Chinese church? In short, what can the apostle Paul have to do with Chairman Mao? K. K. Yeo brings Pauline eschatology and Maoist utopianism into conversation. He shows how Maoism changed and incorporated Chinese and Marxist views of history and power and compares the result to the message of Paul and the Christian West. New Testament and theological scholars and students, those interested in world affairs, and those who wish to better appreciate the church in China, will learn from and be challenged by this book.

The Oxford handbook of the Bible in China

This Handbook, comprises of forty-eight essays, showcases the Bible's translation, expression, interpretation, and reception in China over the last thirteen hundred years: 1) translation of the Bible into China's languages and dialects; 2) expression of the Bible in Chinese literary and religious contexts; 3) Chinese biblical interpretations and methods of reading; and 4) the reception of the Bible in the institutions and arts of China. Each essay, written by an expert, consists of a comprehensive yet concise treatment set in a historical frame on topics as wide-ranging as: the first Chinese Bibles, Chinese Nestorian Christianity, Bible of the minority nationalities, Sino-Christian theology, printed illustrations of the Gospel in China, the Bible and Chinese films, Chinese calligraphy and the biblical texts, Chinese Classics and the Bible, and Chinese society and politicsIs the Bible an ancient text, a mere relic of the past? Is the Bible a "Western" product, irrelevant to the "East"? Can the Bible be imagined as a living text for twenty-first century China? The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in China provides surprising answers and discoveries related to the Bible and its place in China over the last thirteen hundred years. Forty-seven essays address the translation of the Bible into China's languages and dialects, expression of the Bible in Chinese literary and religious contexts, Chinese biblical interpretations and methods of reading, and the reception of the Bible in the institutions and arts of China. Each essay consists of a comprehensive yet concise treatment set in a historical frame on topics as wide-ranging as: the first Chinese Bibles, Chinese Nestorian Christianity, Bibles of minority nationalities, Sino-Christian theology, printed illustrations of the Gospel in China, the Bible and Chinese films, Chinese calligraphy and the biblical texts, Chinese Classics and the Bible, and Chinese society and politics. This expansive and unique volume presents insightful, succinct, and provocative evidence about and interpretations of encounters between the Bible and China for centuries past, continuing into the present, and likely prospects for the future.

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