nicOlAs stAnDAert, AD DuDinK (eds). Forgive Us Our Sins. Confession in Late Ming and Early Qing China, Monumenta serica Monograph series lV (original) (raw)
Ching Feng : a journal on Christianity and Chinese religion and culture, 2020
During the nineteenth century, German missionaries developed the earliest sacramental theology in China, a theology that survives in the Chinese Rhenish Church to this day. The implementation process of this theological trend can be divided into confessional, translational, and commentarial stages. In this article, we will present the Lutheran views on sacraments adopted by Rev. Karl Gützlaff, followed by the theological standardization of Rev. Ferdinand Genähr (Ye Naqing , 1823-1864). Lastly, the incorporation of Chinese culture by Rev. Ernst Faber (Hua Zhi'an , 1839-1899) will be discussed.
Ancestors, Virgins, and Friars: Christianity as a Local Religion in Late Imperial China. Harvard Yenching Institute Monograph Series, no. 69. Harvard University Asia Center and Harvard University Press, 2009 Recipient of the 2011 Joseph Levenson Book Prize for best scholarly work on pre-1900 China, awarded by the China and Inner Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies. Twenty-one reviews, 2010-2016 : reviewed by Nicolas Standaert, in Frontiers of History in China, 5.2, 2010, pp. 340-42; by Gianni Criveller, in Bibliographia Missionaria, 74, 2010, pp. 479-482; by Lars Laamann, in Journal of Chinese Religions, 38, 2010, pp. 120-122; by Luke Clossey, in The American Historical Review, 116.2, April 2011, pp. 426-27; by David Mungello, in Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 41.4, Spring 2011, pp. 676-77; by Don Baker, in Itinerario, 35.1, 2011, pp. 125-27; by Henrietta Harrison, in Sino-Western Cultural Relations Journal, 33, 2011, pp. 77-80; by Ryan Dunch, in The Journal of Asian Studies, 70, August 2011, pp. 818-820; by Robert Entenmann, in The Catholic Historical Review, 97.4, October 2011, pp. 875-877; by Isabelle Landry-Deron, in Annales. Histoire, Sciences sociales, 66.4, 2011, pp. 1118-1120; by Daniel Bays, in Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, 71.2, December 2011, pp. 364-369; by R. G. Tiedemann, in Studies in World Christianity, 17.3, December 2011, pp. 294-295; by Jeff Kyong-McClain, in Journal of World History, 22.4, December 2011, pp. 886-889; by Hubert Seiwert, in Monumenta Serica. Journal of Oriental Studies, 59, 2011, pp. 565-568; by Jean-Paul Wiest, in Missiology, 39, 2011, pp. 410-11; by Joseph Lee Tse-hei, in China Review International, 18.3, 2011, pp. 382-386; by Adam Yuet Chau, in Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture, 81.2, June 2012, pp. 508-510; by Haruko Nawata Ward, in The Sixteenth Century Journal, 33.1, Spring 2012; by Gail King, in History of Religions, 52.1, August 2012, pp. 83-85; Xiao Ruiyin 蕭芮吟 (Jui-Yin Hsiao), Lishi renleixue xuekan 歷史人類學學刊, 13.1, 2015, pp. 140–44; Keith Knapp, in Religious Studies Review, 42.1, March 2016, pp. 7-8].
The Theological Background of the Chinese Rites Controversy
Catholicism's encounters with China: 17th to 20th century, 2018
While there is a very large number of titles on the “Chinese Rites Controversy”, one hardly finds a narrative that tells the history of the Controversy in its entirety and complexity. In fact, the history of the Controversy has yet to be told. It extended from the 17th to the 18th centuries, with an extemporaneous epilogue in the middle of the 20th century, and was a major turning point in the history of Chinese Catholicism. It involved the Ming and the Qing dynasties, the Holy See, major religious orders, and Chinese Christians. This essay is part of larger attempt by the author to summarize the events, figures, issues, and themes of this complex controversy. I submitted studies on the same subject for publication to other editorial projects. In this essay I pay attention to one aspect only of the general framework of the development of the Controversy: how theological differences influenced the missionary groups and persons involved. The Controversy is often viewed merely as a clash of political and religious powers. In fact there is a theological dimension that should not to be overlooked. Since its inception, theological differences mattered the most in the development of the dispute. 1. Accommodation 2. The Street Preaching of the Mendicant missionaries 3. Probalism against Probabiliorism 4. Accommodating the Doctrinal Language
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Doktorvater and as unrivalled font of knowledge on the subject matter-guided me from the very first steps of the project. Thanks also to Professor Timothy Barrett, who provided patient assistance in filling the numerous lacunae in my understanding of the philosophical and religious life during the Ming and the Qing. I am also indebted to Dr Robert Bickers, for his sharp observations concerning the argumentation and presentation of my work. This doctoral thesis is based on research carried out at archives in Beijing and Rome. Dr Tiedemann introduced me to academics to whom the Roman archives are a second home: Dr Francesco D'Arelli and the late Professor Bernward Willeke (OFM), in particular, helped me gain access to, and orientate myself within, the archives of the