Making Christ Present in China

Actor-Network Theory and the Anthropology of Christianity
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-55604-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 508 g

An anthropological theorization of the unity and diversity of Christianity, this book focuses on Christian communities in Nanping, a small city in China. It applies methodological insights from Actor-Network Theory to investigate how the Christian God is made part of local social networks. The study examines how Christians interact with and re-define material objects, such as buildings, pews, offerings, and blood, in order to identify the kind of networks and non-human actors that they collectively design. By comparing local Christian traditions with other practices informing the Nanping religious landscape, the study points out potential cohesion via the centralizing presence of the Christian God, the governing nature of the pastoral clergy, and the semi-transcendent being of the Church. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chambon, Michel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Building Churches on Chinese Soil.- Chapter 3: Chanting and Listening Together in the Face of the Lord.- Chapter 4: Revealing the Church through Elderly Care.- Chapter 5: Giving Thanks to God: Thanksgiving in the Gospel Church.- Chapter 6: The Bloody Business of Christian Conversion.- Chapter 7: Conclusion – The Tree of Life.

Über Autor(innen)

Michel Chambon is Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Hanover College, USA. He completed a Master’s in Theology at the Catholic University of Paris, France and a Ph.D. in Anthropology at Boston University, USA. He has also been a visiting researcher at the University of Notre Dame, USA.