Contesting “Self-Support” in Kit-Yang, 1880s-1960s: American Baptist Missionaries and The Ironic Origins of China's “Three-Self” Church
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-case15867970534849932021-08-03T07:14:18Z Contesting “Self-Support” in Kit-Yang, 1880s-1960s: American Baptist Missionaries and The Ironic Origins of China's “Three-Self” Church Guo, Jianhong Asian Studies American History Bible Divinity History Political Science Religious History World History Self-Support Self-Governing Self-Propagation Three-Self American Baptist Missionary Church Christianity Christian China Swatow Shantou Ashmore Speicher nationalism communist Cultural Revolution indigenous Protestant independence clan For over 150 years, the “Three-Self” principles, including “Self-Support,” have been central to Chinese Christianity. During the late nineteenth century, William Ashmore, the leading American Baptist missionary in South China, aggressively adopted these principles as an extension of his denomination’s congregational approach to church governance—insisting that Chinese churches be self-governing and financially self-sufficient. During the 1920s and thereafter, Three-Self was widely embraced by Chinese Christians as an expression of resurgent nationalism. When the Chinese Communists came to power in 1949, they transformed Self-Support to establish official Chinese Christianity on a non-denominational, hyper-nationalist, and anti-imperialist basis. This thesis focuses on several conflicts over Self-Support in Kit-Yang between 1889 and 1949, showing how power struggles among different groups reshaped the Three-Self principles amid the larger revolutionary transformations of Chinese society. Ironically, the Communist government’s reconceptualization of the Three-Self concept effectively reversed its original meaning, replacing local autonomy with centralized control. 2020-06-01 English text Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1586797053484993 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1586797053484993 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Asian Studies American History Bible Divinity History Political Science Religious History World History Self-Support Self-Governing Self-Propagation Three-Self American Baptist Missionary Church Christianity Christian China Swatow Shantou Ashmore Speicher nationalism communist Cultural Revolution indigenous Protestant independence clan Guo, Jianhong Contesting “Self-Support” in Kit-Yang, 1880s-1960s: American Baptist Missionaries and The Ironic Origins of China's “Three-Self” Church |
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Contesting “Self-Support” in Kit-Yang, 1880s-1960s: American Baptist Missionaries and The Ironic Origins of China's “Three-Self” Church |
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Contesting “Self-Support” in Kit-Yang, 1880s-1960s: American Baptist Missionaries and The Ironic Origins of China's “Three-Self” Church |
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Contesting “Self-Support” in Kit-Yang, 1880s-1960s: American Baptist Missionaries and The Ironic Origins of China's “Three-Self” Church |
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Contesting “Self-Support” in Kit-Yang, 1880s-1960s: American Baptist Missionaries and The Ironic Origins of China's “Three-Self” Church |
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Contesting “Self-Support” in Kit-Yang, 1880s-1960s: American Baptist Missionaries and The Ironic Origins of China's “Three-Self” Church |
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contesting “self-support” in kit-yang, 1880s-1960s: american baptist missionaries and the ironic origins of china's “three-self” church |
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