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| the first to bring Christianity to India and to China (3rd century, 7th century, respectively) |
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Jesuit missionary from Portuguese who came to china in 16th century, after a long christian drought in the area.
made great efforts at contexutalization.
Also brought Christianity to Japan |
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| Nestorian missionaries came to China in 7th century |
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| an edict adopted by Catholic missionaries in China who, after wrestling with issues of contextualizatoin, allowed for the Chinese to participate in Ancestral honoring. |
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internal squabble between catholic religious orders which resulted in a rift between Chinese government and Rome.
the result was the jesuits were ordered to cease their work. |
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missionary to China after the jesuit missionaries faded out. he came in early 19th century.
He was a protestant, presbyterian. |
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| treaty which followed the opium war, which allowed for opium trade to continue for british in China, and subsequently, for missionaries to continue to be sent in Macao |
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unequal treaties e.g. treaty of nanking, treaty of nanjing which benefitted the british but not china.
allowed freedom to ports for brits, a privilege not even Chinese had. |
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| founded China Inland Mission. and worked hard at contextualizing faith missions. |
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contemporary to Hudson Taylor, also worked in China, served 40 years as Presbyterian missionary that would have lasting influence on Chinese Christianity.
drew up "three-self principles" |
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| Three-Self Patriotic Movement |
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| Following the rise of communism in China in 1950's, Christian leaders in China developed the Three-self patriotic movement, which contained communist social ideals |
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principles that John Nevius adopted for the churches he worked with in china.
1. churches would be self-propogating
2. churches would be self-governing
3. churches would be self-supporting |
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| led by empress dowager, led to the expulsion of foreigners from the country. |
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| Previously known as the Three-self patriotic movement, it is a form of CHristian church in CHina where the chinese government wants to take more control of, breaking off from the catholic church in rome. |
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| A campaign in China in 1956-57which persecuted lntellectuals and Christians leading to a lessening of churches in major cities, and Bibles being stopped printing. |
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| 1960 in China led by Chairman Mao and Red Guard, this was the proselytizing of China's communist principles on the Chinese population, resulting in the burning of Bibles, religious symbols, and the re-education of Christians. |
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| Yi, a Korean convert from Roman Catholics who brought Christianity to Korea. |
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| John Ross as a Presbyterian missionary who originally served in China and Manchuria. Eventually he would work with John McIntyre to translate the Bible into the Korean language. |
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| A Presbyterian missionary who originally served in China and Manchuria. Eventually he would work with John Ross to translate the Bible into the Korean language, standardizing the Korean language. |
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| 1907 - in Pyongyang, now the capital city of N.Korea. This revival included massive conviction of sin and captivation of the holiness of God. THis was marked by much prayer and crying. This was occurring with the Whales revival and in India in 1906-1907. |
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| Founder of Yoido Full Gospel Church, brought Pentecostalism to Korea. |
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| Political uprising in Japan in 1637-38, which resulted in 37,000 Christians being massacred as well as a general repression of Christianity. |
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| National Christian Council [of Japan] |
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| After centuries of persecution, repression, illegalization of Christianity, the church in Japan by 1923 had grown enough to be able to form the National Christian Council. |
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| literally the Japan Christian Association. 1944-45 established. All Protestants churches would be forced by the govn't to form this institution. |
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| the place where the apostle Thomas first brought Christianity to India. |
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| 1653, a church from indigenous Indian church that resulted from protesting Catholics. Now it is the largest of the Malankara Church. |
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| A great catalyst for Protestantism in India in early 18th century. |
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| Azariah, Bishop Vedenayagam Samuel |
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| First Anglican bishop in INdia in 20th century.Key in evangelizing India. Made an address at 1910 Edinburg conference. |
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| Successor to Samuel Azariah. Worked in India. Worked with Catholics, Protestants, and Pentecostals. |
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