“What Has Jesus to Do with Socialism”? Protestant Intellectuals, Political Use of the Mandarin Union Version, and the Remaking of a Socialistic Jesus in Republican China
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DOI: 10.1017/s1356186319000440
Abstract: Abstract This article explores the ways Chinese Protestant intellectuals, when facing up to the challenge of socialism, interpreted and appropriated Chinese Gospel texts to refashion the image of Jesus. It argues that Protestant intellectuals’ political… read more here.
Keywords: socialism; jesus; political use; protestant intellectuals ... See more keywords