China's old churches : the history, architecture, and legacy of Catholic sacred structures in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei Province /
Sweeten, Alan Richard,
China's old churches : the history, architecture, and legacy of Catholic sacred structures in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei Province / by Alan Richard Sweeten. - 1 online resource. - Studies in the History of Christianity in East Asia; volume2 Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004390799 . - Studies in the History of Christianity in East Asia; volume2. Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004390799. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An introduction to old churches -- Church building and church buildings -- The historic churches of Central Beijing -- Greater Beijing's old church sites and churches -- Tianjin's old sacred structures -- Old churches in Hebei's small cities, towns, and villages -- The churches of rural Zhuozhou, past and present -- The Catholic legacy.
China’s Old Churches, by Alan Sweeten, surveys the history of Catholicism in China (1600 to the present) as reflected by the location, style, and details of sacred structures in three crucial areas of north China. Closely examined are the most famous and important churches in the urban settings of Beijing and Tianjin, as well as lesser-known ones in rural Hebei Province. Missionaries built Western-looking churches to make a broad religious statement important to themselves and Chinese worshippers. Non-Catholics, however, tended to see churches as sociopolitically foreign and culturally invasive. The physical-visual impact of church buildings is significant. Today, restored old churches and new sacred structures are still mostly of Western style, but often include a sacred grotto dedicated to Our Lady of China--a growing number of Catholics supporting Marian-centered activities.
9789004416185
10.1163/9789004416185 DOI
Catholic Church--History.--China
Catholic church buildings--China--Beijing.
Catholic church buildings--China--Tianjin.
Catholic church buildings--China--Hebei Sheng.
Christianity and culture--History.--China
NA4828
726.50951/15
China's old churches : the history, architecture, and legacy of Catholic sacred structures in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei Province / by Alan Richard Sweeten. - 1 online resource. - Studies in the History of Christianity in East Asia; volume2 Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004390799 . - Studies in the History of Christianity in East Asia; volume2. Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004390799. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An introduction to old churches -- Church building and church buildings -- The historic churches of Central Beijing -- Greater Beijing's old church sites and churches -- Tianjin's old sacred structures -- Old churches in Hebei's small cities, towns, and villages -- The churches of rural Zhuozhou, past and present -- The Catholic legacy.
China’s Old Churches, by Alan Sweeten, surveys the history of Catholicism in China (1600 to the present) as reflected by the location, style, and details of sacred structures in three crucial areas of north China. Closely examined are the most famous and important churches in the urban settings of Beijing and Tianjin, as well as lesser-known ones in rural Hebei Province. Missionaries built Western-looking churches to make a broad religious statement important to themselves and Chinese worshippers. Non-Catholics, however, tended to see churches as sociopolitically foreign and culturally invasive. The physical-visual impact of church buildings is significant. Today, restored old churches and new sacred structures are still mostly of Western style, but often include a sacred grotto dedicated to Our Lady of China--a growing number of Catholics supporting Marian-centered activities.
9789004416185
10.1163/9789004416185 DOI
Catholic Church--History.--China
Catholic church buildings--China--Beijing.
Catholic church buildings--China--Tianjin.
Catholic church buildings--China--Hebei Sheng.
Christianity and culture--History.--China
NA4828
726.50951/15