Handbook

This subject will discuss critically the contextualisation of Christianity in China. Historically and theologically acceptable definitions of contextualisation, accommodation, indigenisation and enculturation will be considered, together with key movements and figures involved in the contextualisation of Christianity in China. Christian texts, music, art and literature will be examined from differing critical perspectives and interpretations. Within the broader history of Christianity in China, this subject will emphasise three key figures from the twentieth century: the theologian T. C. Chao; the activist Christian leader Y. T. Wu; and the church leader Bishop K. H. Ting. Other important figures will be introduced by way of comparison and contrast. Each figure will be closely examined based on his own writings in dialogue with the times. The emphasis throughout this subject is on social and intellectual history, and its interpretation for today.

• An Overview of the History of Christianity in China
• Christianity in Modern China, 1807-1911
• Christianity in Modern China, 1911-1996
• The Early Thought of T. C. Chao
• T. C. Chao's Poems and Hymns
• The Mature Thought of T. C. Chao
• The Life and Work of Y. T. Wu
• Y. T. Wu in the Late 1930s and 1940s
• Y. T. Wu after 1949
• The Thought and Work of K. H. Ting
• K. H. Ting in the Period of Reform
• The Legacy of Bishop K. H. Ting