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|aHirono, Miwa.
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|aCivilizing missions|h[electronic resource] :|binternational religious agencies in China /|cMiwa Hirono.
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|aNew York :|bPalgrave Macmillan,|c2008.
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|a1 online resource (xvi, 262 p.) :|bill., maps.
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|aCulture and religion in international relations
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|aDescription based on print version record.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [209]-254) and index.
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|aIntroduction: Christian "civilizing missions" of the past and present -- Theory and history -- "Civilizing missions" and ethnic communitiesin China -- The Chinese state as a civilizer of ethnicminorities : civilization and religion in Chinese history -- Evangelism and its unintended consequences : Christian missionaries in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- Contemporary "civilizing missions"? -- Christianevangelism in a Tibetan Buddhism community : the Jian Hua Foundation --Presence evangelism : the Salvation Army -- Secular use of local religion : Oxfam Hong Kong.
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|aSince the early 1990s, China has witnessed an influx of international NGOs, many of which have Christianity as their foundation. The presence of international Christian agencies in China, however, is not new. Christian missionaries went to China in the age of imperialism. Historians argue thework of missionaries was inextricably linked to the idea of a 'civilizing mission'. This book critically assesses the idea of a Christian 'civilizing mission' over time, and explores the relevance ofthe idea to the contemporary context. By examining the non-Han people'sperception of international Christian agencies, this book advocates the importance of engagement through in-depth dialogue between international Christian NGOs and ethnic communities.
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|iPrint version:|aHirono, Miwa.|tCivilizing missions.|dNew York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008|z9780230608979|w(DLC) 2008015900|w(OCoLC)225852357
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