History Lessons
Uncovering China’s Protestant Past Today
历史的功课：重新发现中国基督新教的过去
普度大学中国宗教与社会研究中心
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This article contends that Chinese Protestant history is increasingly produced and consumed by various interest groups in China today. Protestant families, church congregations, and local state actors are all involved in reassessing and promoting local Protestant history. These processes reveal vibrant, organic forms of acculturation of Christianity into Chinese society. This article further argues that it would be prudent for scholars of contemporary Chinese Protestantism to focus greater analytical attention on Chinese Protestant history.
本文认为中国基督新教历史正在逐渐得被当今中国不同的利益群体生产和消费。信教家庭，教会，和地方政府部门都在重新评估和推广当地基督新教的历史。这些过程展示基督教以充满活力和有机的形式涵化入中国社会。本文也进一步指出当代中国基督教学者需要审慎地分析中国基督新教的历史。
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History Lessons
Uncovering China’s Protestant Past Today
历史的功课：重新发现中国基督新教的过去
普度大学中国宗教与社会研究中心
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This article contends that Chinese Protestant history is increasingly produced and consumed by various interest groups in China today. Protestant families, church congregations, and local state actors are all involved in reassessing and promoting local Protestant history. These processes reveal vibrant, organic forms of acculturation of Christianity into Chinese society. This article further argues that it would be prudent for scholars of contemporary Chinese Protestantism to focus greater analytical attention on Chinese Protestant history.
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