Taiping Theology: The Localization of Christianity in China, 1843-64

by Carl S Kilcourse

This book examines the theological worldview of the Taiping Rebellion (1850-64), a Chinese revolutionary movement whose leader, Hong Xiuquan (1814-64), claimed to be the second son of God and younger brother of Jesus. Despite the profound impact of Christian books on Hong's religious thinking, previous scholarship has neglected the localized form of Christianity that he and his closest followers created. Filling that gap in the existing literature,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137543140
• ISBN13: 9781137543141
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.7"