Title "His Dominion" and the "Yellow Peril" : protestant missions to the Chinese immigrants in Canada, 1859-1967 / Jiwu Wang

Published Waterloo, Ont. : Published for the Canadian Corp. for Studies in Religion/Corporation canadienne des Sciences religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (x, 190 pages) Series Editions SR ; v. 31 Editions SR ; v. 31. Contents Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Tables; Introduction; Chapter 1. Chinese Immigrants and Their Lives in Canada; Chapter 2. Individual Missionary Efforts to Reach Chinese Immigrants in Canada since 1859; Chapter 3. Establishment of the Missions: The Organized Work among the Chinese from 1885 to 1923; Chapter 4. Crisis and Development: Missions from 1923 to 1967; Chapter 5. Response to Chinese Immigrants and the Motives and Methods of the Protestant Missions; Chapter 6. Chinese Response to Protestant Missions; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index Summary "A history of Chinese immigrants' encounter with Canadian Protestant missionaries, "His Dominion" and the "Yellow Peril": Protestant Missions to Chinese Immigrants in Canada, 1859-1967, analyzes the evangelizing activities of missionaries and the role of religion in helping Chinese immigrants affirm their ethnic identity in a climate of cultural conflict." "Jiwu Wang argues that, by working toward a vision of Canada that espoused Anglo-Saxon Protestant values, missionaries inevitably reinforced popular cultural stereotypes about the Chinese and widened the gap between Chinese and Canadian communities. Those immigrants who did embrace the Christian faith felt isolated from their community and their old way of life, but they were still not accepted by mainstream society." "Wang documents the methods used by the missionaries and the responses from the Chinese community, noting the shift in approach that took place in the 1920s, when the clergy began to preach respect for Chinese ways and sought to welcome them into Protestant-Canadian life."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-180) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Chinese -- Missions -- Canada -- History Protestant churches -- Missions -- Canada -- History Chinese -- Canada -- Religion -- History Chinese -- Canada -- Religion RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Missions. Chinese -- Missions Chinese -- Religion Protestant churches -- Missions Canada Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book Author Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion. ISBN 0889204853 9780889204850 1423785622 9781423785620 1554588154 9781554588152 1280465646 9781280465642 9786610465644 6610465649 1554581419 9781554581412

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