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A Survey Of Christian Missions In China And The Chinese Term Controversy, Christopher Vossler
A Survey Of Christian Missions In China And The Chinese Term Controversy, Christopher Vossler
Master of Sacred Theology Thesis
Vossler, Christopher, P. “A Survey of Christian Missions in China.” S.T.M. thesis, Concordia Seminary, 2018. 121 pp.
This thesis surveys the history of Christian mission work in China from the (legendary) mission of the Apostle Thomas up to the present day, including the upheavals resulting from the Communist Revolution. The lens through which this history is presented is the Chinese Term Controversy, a centuries-long conflict regarding the proper translation of the term “God” in the Chinese language. Every major missionary effort in China wrestled with this question to some extent, and many found themselves torn apart due to their different …