Christian Women and Modern China

Recovering a Women's History of Chinese Protestantism

Li Ma author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Lexington Books

Published:28th Jan '21

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Christian Women and Modern China presents a social history of women pioneers in Chinese Protestantism from the 1880s to the 2010s. The author interrupts a hegemonic framework of historical narratives by exploring formal institutions and rules as well as social networks and social norms that shape the lived experiences of women. This book achieves a more nuanced understanding about the interplays of Christianity, gender, power and modern Chinese history. It reintroduces Chinese Christian women pioneers not only to women’s history and the history of Chinese Christianity, but also to the history of global Christian mission and the global history of many modern professions, such as medicine, education, literature, music, charity, journalism, and literature.

This is an innovative, important, and altogether fascinating history of Chinese Christian women. Stretching from the period of Western missions through the communist era and up to the current Christian celebrity culture, Ma’s provocative history presses readers to think expansively about the relationship between Christianity, gender, and the modern Chinese nation.

-- Kristin Du Mez, Calvin Univer

ISBN: 9781793631565

Dimensions: 230mm x 161mm x 25mm

Weight: 549g

256 pages