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Author Wolfendale, Stuart.

Title Imperial to international : a history of St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong / Stuart Wolfendale ; with a foreword by Paul Kwong
Published Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2013]
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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Series Sheng Kung Hui: historical studies of Anglican Christianity in China
Sheng Kung Hui: historical studies of Anglican Christianity in China
Contents Foreword / by Paul Kwong -- Introduction -- Genesis, 1841-1850 -- Imperial parish, 1850-1873 -- Quiescence and struggle, 1873-1906 -- The search for substance, 1902-1927 -- The making of a cathedral, 1927-1941 -- Out of darkness, 1941-1953 -- Shedding colonialism, 1953-1976 -- Towards an international church, 1976-1992 -- Into the 'Chinese century' -- Appendices. List of Chaplains, Deans and Bishops ; List of Stipendiary Assistant Chaplains and Chaplains
Summary Founded in 1849, St John's Cathedral is the oldest, neo-gothic cathedral in East Asia and China's oldest surviving, still-operating Anglican church. In its early decades, the cathedral was the center of Hong Kong colonial life. In the twenty-first century, it has drawn in other Hong Kong communities, becoming a truly international church with services in several languages. This comprehensive history of St John's traces the cathedral's role as a colonial parish church and as a bishop's seat for a diocese stretching across China and beyond. It also discusses St John's significance as a center of modern worship
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject St. John's Cathedral (Hong Kong, China)
SUBJECT St. John's Cathedral (Hong Kong, China) fast
Subject Anglican Communion -- China -- Hong Kong -- History
Anglican church buildings -- China -- Hong Kong -- History
Christianity -- China -- Hong Kong
RELIGION -- Christianity -- Anglican.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology of Religion.
Anglican church buildings
Anglican Communion
Christianity
China -- Hong Kong
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9882208460
9789882208469
9888180738
9789888180738