Unfinished History: Christianity and the Cold War in East Asia

Unfinished History: Christianity and the Cold War in East Asia

by Philip L Wickeri (Editor)
Unfinished History: Christianity and the Cold War in East Asia

Unfinished History: Christianity and the Cold War in East Asia

by Philip L Wickeri (Editor)

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Overview

This is the first collection of essays to discuss the impact of the Cold War (1945-1990) on Christianity in East Asia. In historical overviews, case studies and theological reflections, scholars from Asia, Europe and North America explore the variety of ways in which the Cold War has shaped the churches' involvement in society, politics and culture. The Cold War continues to have an impact the Korean peninsula, in Greater China and throughout the region. Churches are challenged to address the issues of the past that affect Christian life today.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783374040742
Publisher: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt
Publication date: 05/04/2016
Series: ContactZone , #18
Pages: 180
Product dimensions: 6.06(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.70(d)
Language: German

Table of Contents

Preface 7

Introduction 9

Religion and US Policy toward China during the Early Cold War Qiang Zhai 13

Changing Perceptions and Interpretations of the Cold War - A Case Study of the National Christian Council of China, 1945-1949 Peter Chen-main Wang 33

"Cold War Religion" and the Protestant Churches in East Asia and the West Philip L. Wickeri 55

The Survival of the "Instrument"- A Case Study of the Christian Church in Shantou during the Cold War Weiqing Hu 75

Voices from the Bamboo Curtain - A Study of the Audience Response to the Christian Broadcasting in Maoist China (1959-1968) Fuk-tsang Ying 111

The Cold War and Beyond: The Chinese Christian Diaspora's Image of the Communist Party of China and the Politics of Identification - The Case of Xie Fuya Yang Weihua 133

A Catholic "Disturbance" in Taiyuan Diocese, Shanxi Province, 1965 Wang Meixiu 159

Crossing the Bamboo Curtain -The Japanese Christian Delegation to the Chinese Church in 1957 Yosuke Matsutani 175

Political Ideology and Theological Rhetoric - The Case of the True Jesus Church in Taiwan in the Cold War (1945-1990) Yen-zen Tsai 195

Churches in the Divided Nation - An Analysis of the Korean Christianity Structured by the Cold War System, 1945-1990 Jin Kwan Kwon 215

The Korean War - Different Responses from the World Council of Churches, Chinese Churches, and Korean Churches Heung Soo Kim 231

Another Child of Conflict - Korean Minjung Theology and the Cold War in Asia Volker Küster 247

Afterword 275

List of Contributors 279

Appendix 281

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