Religious Liberalism, International Politics, and Diasporic Realities

The Chinese Students Christian Association of North America, 1909-1951

Bibliographic Data

ID12409018
AuthorsTimothy Tseng (1Colgate Rochester Divinity School), Timothy Y Tseng (Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, corresponding author)
Year1996
Volume5
Issue3-4
Pages305-330
Publication date1996-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of American-East Asian Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1058-3947 • E-ISSN: 1876-5610
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/187656196x00056
OpenAlexW2067803520
LanguageEN
Citations received4

Between 1911 and 1949, when Chinese Nationalists on the mainland and in the Diaspora sought to modernize their nation, many Chinese Protestants undertook a quest to make their religion socially and po litically relevant for an emerging New China. Attributing European and American economic and military dominance and apparent cul tural superiority to the leavening influence of Christianity, they yearned to see Protestantism play just as significant a role in China's reawakening and reconstruction.2 Chinese Protestants in the United States were especially active in their efforts to build a new China, but most could do little more than contribute financial support for the state and provide some of the missionaries' material needs.3 The ma

China · Christianity · Diaspora · Dominance (genetics · Mainland China · Political science · Politics · Protestantism · Sociology · State (computer science · Asian American and Pacific Histories · Chinese history and philosophy · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies

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