Chinese Ancestor-Worship and Protestant Christianity

This article traces the development, between 1877 and the present, of the attitude of Protestant missionaries in China in regard to ancestor-worship. The significance of ancestor-worship in Chinese social life, and the problems raised thereby for missionaries are discussed. The reasons for the tradi...

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1. VerfasserIn: Addison, James Thayer (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: University of Chicago Press 1925
In: The journal of religion
Jahr: 1925, Band: 5, Heft: 2, Seiten: 140-149
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Zusammenfassung:This article traces the development, between 1877 and the present, of the attitude of Protestant missionaries in China in regard to ancestor-worship. The significance of ancestor-worship in Chinese social life, and the problems raised thereby for missionaries are discussed. The reasons for the traditional Protestant position are pointed out. The article indicates the lines of a development which may both preserve the Chinese reverence for ancestors and also make possible a consistent Christian faith.
ISSN:1549-6538
Enthält:Enthalten in: The journal of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/480492