Christian Heretics in Late Imperial China
Following the prohibition of missionary activity after 1724, China''s Christians were effectively cut off from all foreign theological guidance. The ensuing isolation forced China''s Christian communities to become self-reliant in perpetuating the basic principles of their faith. Left to their own devices, the missionary seed developed into a panoply of indigenous traditions, with Christian ancest...
Following the prohibition of missionary activity after 1724, China''s Christians were effectively cut off from all foreign theological guidance. The ensuing isolation forced China''s Christian communities to become self-reliant in perpetuating the basic principles of their faith. Left to their own devices, the missionary seed developed into a panoply of indigenous traditions, with Christian ancest...
