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03475aam a2200445 i 4500 001 FAABB8B85B9611EFABE9BE7952ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240816010336 008 231012t20242024miuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023033200 020 $a 0802883524 020 $a 9780802883520 035 $a (OCoLC)1395945738 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d BCT $d GGB $d JBT $d TJC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCA $d YDX $d IND $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-cc--- 050 00 $a BX154.C4 $b T46 2024 082 00 $a 275.1009 $2 23/eng/20231222 084 $a REL024000 $a REL024000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Thompson, Glen L., $e author. 245 10 $a Jingjiao : $b the earliest Christian church in China / $c Glen L. Thompson. 264 1 $a Grand Rapids, Michigan : $b William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, $c 2024. 300 $a x, 269 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257) and index. 505 0 $a Foreword / Samuel N. C. Lieu -- Introduction : A Story That Needs Telling - Correctly -- 1. The Syriac Church and Its Eastward Mission -- 2. The Stele from Chang'an -- 3. The Jingjiao Is Planted and Grows -- 4. New Evidence Emerges -- 5. The Teachings of the Jingjiao -- 6. The Jingjiao under the Tang -- 7. The Yelikewenjiao Revival under the Yuan -- Epilogue : So What? -- Appendix 1 : The Chang'an Stele -- Appendix 2 : Figures and Maps -- Select Bibliography . 520 $a "A history of Jingjiao, the first Christian church in China, covering its planting, flourishing, and rediscovery"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "A balanced, accessible, and thorough history of Jingjiao, the first Christian church in China. Many people assume that the first introduction of Christianity to the Chinese was part of nineteenth-century Western imperialism. In fact, Syriac-speaking Christians brought the gospel along the Silk Road into China in the seventh century. Glen L. Thompson introduces readers to the fascinating history of this early Eastern church, referred to as Jingjiao, or the "Luminous Teaching." Thompson presents the history of the Persian church's mission to China with rigor and clarity. While Christianity remained a minority and "foreign" religion in the Middle Kingdom, it nonetheless attracted adherents among indigenous Chinese and received imperial approval during the Tang Dynasty. Though it was later suppressed alongside Buddhism, it resurfaced in China and Mongolia in the twelfth century. Thompson also discusses how the modern unearthing of Chinese Christian texts has stirred controversy over the meaning of Jingjiao to recent missionary efforts in China. In an accessible style, Thompson guides readers through primary sources as well as up-to-date scholarship. As the most recent and balanced survey on the topic available in English, Jingjiao will be an indispensable resource to students of global Christianity and missiology"-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 20 $a Church of the East $x History. 610 27 $a Church of the East $2 fast 651 0 $a China $x Church history. 651 6 $a Chine $x Histoire religieuse. 650 7 $a HISTORY / Asia / China. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a RELIGION / Eastern. $2 bisacsh 651 7 $a China $2 fast 655 7 $a Church history $2 fast 655 7 $a History $2 fast 941 $a 1 952 $l OUAX845 $d 20240816052332.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FAABB8B85B9611EFABE9BE7952ECA4DB 994 $a 92 $b IOTInitiate Another SILO Locator Search