Book contents
- World Christianity and Indigenous Experience
- World Christianity and Indigenous Experience
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps and Illustrations
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Colonial Latin America
- 3 Native North America
- 4 Sub-Saharan Africa and the Diaspora
- 5 The Middle East
- 6 India
- 7 East Asia
- 8 The Pacific
- Conclusion: Reflections on Concentrated and Diffuse Spirituality
- Endnotes
- General Bibliography
- Index
7 - East Asia
China, Japan, and Korea
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 April 2021
Book contents
- World Christianity and Indigenous Experience
- World Christianity and Indigenous Experience
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps and Illustrations
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Colonial Latin America
- 3 Native North America
- 4 Sub-Saharan Africa and the Diaspora
- 5 The Middle East
- 6 India
- 7 East Asia
- 8 The Pacific
- Conclusion: Reflections on Concentrated and Diffuse Spirituality
- Endnotes
- General Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter traces the spectacular growth of Christianity in the Philippines, Polynesia (including New Zealand), contrasting with the extreme racist attitudes towards the Australian aborigines and the much slower growth in Melanesia.
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- World Christianity and Indigenous ExperienceA Global History, 1500–2000, pp. 210 - 256Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021