A Comparison of the Views of John Livingston Nevius and Wu Yaozong on the Autonomy of Christian Churches in China Cover Image

Porównanie poglądów Johna Livingstona Neviusa i Wu Yaozonga na temat autonomii Kościołów chrześcijańskich w Chinach
A Comparison of the Views of John Livingston Nevius and Wu Yaozong on the Autonomy of Christian Churches in China

Author(s): Marek Tylkowski
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Christian Theology and Religion, Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Political Theory, Theology and Religion, Philosophy of Religion, Politics and religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: christianity in China; catholicism in China; Wu Yaozong; John Livingston Nevius; Three-Self Patriotic Movement; Religion in China; Religious policy of the People’s Republic of China

Summary/Abstract: This article analyses the similarities between the views of John Livingston Nevius and Wu Yaozong concerned the organisation and administration of the Church. Both of them argued that the Church should be autonomous in governance, economically independent and self-propagating. Nevertheless, they followed these rules for different reasons and purposes.

  • Issue Year: 57/2024
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 1-16
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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