Making Christ Present in China: Actor-Network Theory and the Anthropology of Christianity 1st Edition Michel Chambon

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3030556042
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3030556044
• Author:  Michel Chambon

An anthropological theorization of the unity and diversity of Christianity, this book focuses on Christian communities in Nanping, a small city in China. It applies methodological insights from Actor-Network Theory to investigate how the Christian God is made part of local social networks. The study examines how Christians interact with and re-define material objects, such as buildings, pews, offerings, and blood, in order to identify the kind of networks and non-human actors that they collectively design. By comparing local Christian traditions with other practices informing the Nanping religious landscape, the study points out potential cohesion via the centralizing presence of the Christian God, the governing nature of the pastoral clergy, and the semi-transcendent being of the Church.

Table of contents:

1. 1. Studying Chinese Christianity
2. Part I. The Epiphany of the Three
3. 2. Building Churches on Chinese Soil
4. 3. Responding Together in the Face of the Lord
5. 4. Revealing the Pastoral Church Through Elderly Care
6. Part II. The Networking of the Three
7. 5. The Overflow of Gifts
8. 6. The Bloody Business of Christian Conversion
9. 7. Conclusion: The Tree of Life

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