"Kingdom-Minded" People
Christian Identity and the Contributions of Chinese Business Christians
Biographical note
Denise A. Austin, Ph.D. (2004) in History, University of Queensland, is Academic Director, Queensland for Alphacrucis College (Australian Christian Churches). She has contributed to several works on Chinese and Australian Christian history, including "Religion and Spirituality" (IAP, 2010).
Readership
All those interested in the history of Christianity in China, business history, philanthropic and diaspora studies, Pentecostal/charismatic ideology and religious identity construction, as well as social theorists and theologians.
Table of contents
Foreword ................................................................................................. ix
Preface ................................................................................................... xi
Acknowledgements ....................................................................................xiii
List of Illustrations ..................................................................................... xv
List of Abbreviations .................................................................................. xix
Note on Romanisation ............................................................................... xxi
Introduction ....................................................................................... 1
1. The Rise of the Chinese Christian Merchant Class ........................... 11
2. The Making of Chinese Business Christians .................................... 33
3. Christian Identity and Social Contribution ......................................... 53
4. Doing Business as a Christian in Early Twentieth
Century China ................................................................................. 71
5. Where Eastern Philanthropy and Western Charity Collide ................. 107
6. Building the Indigenous Church in China ......................................... 133
7. A Comparison with Chinese Business Catholics .............................. 161
8. Chinese Business Christians in Early Twentieth Century
Australia ........................................................................................ 185
9. ‘Kingdom-Minded’ Contemporary Chinese Business
Christians ...................................................................................... 213
Conclusion ...................................... .............................................. 239
Bibliography .......................................................... ......................... 245
Index .................................................................. .......................... 273
Preface ................................................................................................... xi
Acknowledgements ....................................................................................xiii
List of Illustrations ..................................................................................... xv
List of Abbreviations .................................................................................. xix
Note on Romanisation ............................................................................... xxi
Introduction ....................................................................................... 1
1. The Rise of the Chinese Christian Merchant Class ........................... 11
2. The Making of Chinese Business Christians .................................... 33
3. Christian Identity and Social Contribution ......................................... 53
4. Doing Business as a Christian in Early Twentieth
Century China ................................................................................. 71
5. Where Eastern Philanthropy and Western Charity Collide ................. 107
6. Building the Indigenous Church in China ......................................... 133
7. A Comparison with Chinese Business Catholics .............................. 161
8. Chinese Business Christians in Early Twentieth Century
Australia ........................................................................................ 185
9. ‘Kingdom-Minded’ Contemporary Chinese Business
Christians ...................................................................................... 213
Conclusion ...................................... .............................................. 239
Bibliography .......................................................... ......................... 245
Index .................................................................. .......................... 273
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