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Weaving together archival resources in Chinese, French, and English, Translingual Catholics examines the preconciliar theological contribution of Republican-Era Chinese Catholics to global Catholicism and to the dialogue between Christianity and Chinese spiritual traditions. Author Jin Lu sheds light on generations of multilingual Chinese Catholic intellectuals who participated in the elaboration of Catholic theology leading up to the Second Vatican Council. This book situates the lives and works of these theologians in the intersecting global Catholic networks of the time, especially the Jewish enclave of Xujiahui in Shanghai, the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-André in Bruges, Belgium, the Jesuit Theologate in Lyon-Fourvière, and the ecumenical Cercle Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Paris. By studying the interconnectedness of Chinese Catholic theologians working in multiple languages, Lu demonstrates that inculturation is necessarily a translingual process. Through its groundbreaking archival research, Translingual Catholics tells the story of these underappreciated intellectuals and uncovers significant contributions to Chinese and global Catholic theology. -- Cover page 4.

Table of Contents:

• Republican-era Chinese Catholics at the crossroads of history: telling their stories to the world
• Historical lineage and the making of global Catholic networks (1912-27)
• Home away from home: the Abbey of Saint-André as a center for global Chinese Catholic networks (1927-49)
• Paths to faith: Chinese Catholic conversion narratives before Vatican II
• From pagan virtues to the salvation of non-Christians: Father Wang Changzhi's contribution to Chinese Christianity
• Chinese exodus: François Houang (Huang Jiacheng) and Catholicism in France (1932-65)
• Chinese Catholicism's mystic turn and the Ressourcement movement (1940s-60s).

Author/Creator:

Lu, Jin, 1964- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Translingual Catholics: Chinese theologians before Vatican II [by Lu, J.]

Related Series:

Liu Institute series in Chinese Christianities

Subjects:

Catholic Church — China — 20th century

Catholic Church — Theology

Theologians — China — Biography

Multilingualism — Religious aspects — Catholic Church

China — Church history — 20th century

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-340) and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

BX1665 .L8 2025eb

ISBNs:

9780268209117 (electronic bk.)
0268209111 (electronic bk.)
026820912X [Invalid]
9780268209124 [Invalid]

Other Control Numbers:

EBC31508196 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp306976471