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Article: A modern Chinese journey of inculturation.
- Article from:
- International Review of Mission
- Article date:
- January 1, 1998
- Author:
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Introduction
It can be said that, from the apostolic age onwards, Christians have made it their first priority to spread the gospel and to make Christian converts of people of all nations. In so doing, they came to encounter peoples of many different cultural and religious traditions; people whose religions and cultures had longer histories of development than those of Christianity. The people thus encountered were often quite happy with and proud of their own cultural heritages and did not welcome interference from this new religion. This was precisely what occurred in China.
Christianity in China can be traced back to the year 635 CE and the arrival of ...