The Church as Family: Strengths and Dangers of the Family Paradigm of Christianity in Chinese Contexts

This article discusses the significance and impact of the family as an ecclesiological metaphor in the Chinese context. It describes how a specific Confucian understanding of the family shapes congregational life. It argues that, while the metaphor of the family is a possible obstacle in ecumenical...

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Main Author: Brandner, Tobias (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. [2019]
In: Theology today
Year: 2019, Volume: 76, Issue: 3, Pages: 217-223
RelBib Classification:BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism
KBM Asia
NBN Ecclesiology
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B Chinese ecclesiology
B Chinese congregational life
B growth of Christianity in China
B Chinese Christianity
B Christianity and Confucianism
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