The Christian Mission to the Chinese People, as Viewed from the Development of the Chinese Church, 1949–1976

Abstract

With the death of Mao Tse-tung, China is entering a new era. And the Chinese Church is also moving into a new epoch. Such is the conviction of Professor Chao who here wrestles with the question: what do these mean missiologically? Originally presented last summer to the Lutheran World Federation's Consultation on “The Implications of the New China for Missions,” this paper, says the author, “is an attempt to provide a Chinese perspective on the Christian mission to the Chinese people today in the light of the historical developments of the Chinese Church inside and outside China since 1949.”