Lightning from the East: Heterodoxy and Christianity in Contemporary China

xii, 251 pp.
ISBN: 978-90-04-29724-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 8, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

Reihe: Religion in Chinese Societies

The Church of Almighty God, also known as Eastern Lightning, teaches that Jesus Christ has returned to earth as a Chinese woman to judge humankind. The Chinese government has banned it and similar groups, and targeted them in its campaign against “cults” such as Falun Gong.

Based on the Church’s own texts and exogenous reports, Emily Dunn offers the first comprehensive account of what the Church of Almighty God teaches, how Chinese Christians and the government have responded to new religious movements related to Protestantism, and how it all fits with global Christianity and the history of Chinese religion.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dunn, Emily

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Blasphemie, Ketzerei, Konversion, Abwendung von Religion
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Katholische Kirchen in Lateinamerika, Afrika, Indien und Asien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Apologetik, Kritik am Christentum

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NOTES
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

CHAPTER ONE:
Eastern Lightning and Religion in China

CHAPTER TWO:
Protestant-Related New Religious Movements in Contemporary China

CHAPTER THREE:
The Teachings of Eastern Lightning

CHAPTER FOUR:
The Heritage of Eastern Lightning's Teachings: A Case Study

CHAPTER FIVE:
The Chinese Government's Response to Protestant-Related New Religious Movements

CHAPTER SIX:
The Art of Persuasion: Eastern Lightning's Recruitment Strategies

CHAPTER SEVEN:
Chinese Protestant Depictions of Heresy

CHAPTER EIGHT:

CONCLUSION: Eastern Lightning in Local and Global Perspective

APPENDIX 1: Annotated Bibliography of Eastern Lightning (Church of Almighty God) Chinese Texts

APPENDIX 2: Annotated Bibliography of Eastern Lightning (Church of Almighty God) English Texts

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Über Autor(innen)

Emily Dunn is an Associate of The University of Melbourne's Asia Institute. She was awarded her Ph.D. in 2010 by that Institute, where she now teaches part-time. She can be contacted at [e-mail].