A Study of the Emergence and Early Development of Selected Protestant Chinese Churches in the Philippines

Jean Uy Uayan

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Dr Jean Uayan comprehensively weaves the story of six Protestant Chinese churches in the Philippines into the local history of their individual settings in this important study. Uncovering new insight and historical information from extensive primary and secondary sources, Uayan presents a rich and previously unacknowledged heritage and support from four American mission organisations during the US occupation from 1898–1946. The seeds sown amongst Chinese communities across the Philippines resulted in indigenous churches that took differing journeys to full independence and now are also bearing fruit in missionary activity in South Fujian, China. This book is an important contribution towards a global church history acknowledging the work of the Holy Spirit establishing and building up the church of Jesus Christ among the nations.

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• Publié par: Langham Creative Projects
• Date de parution: 30 juin 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783682829
• Langue: English

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Since its birth two thousand years ago, Christianity has been in large measure a religion of diasporic communities. Just as the early disciples found a receptive audience among the God-fearers of the Roman Mediterranean and the Jews of Persian Mesopotamia, today the gospel message has borne an abundant harvest among the Chinese scattered across Southeast Asia – in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia – and elsewhere. Though the field of diasporic studies has burgeoned in recent decades, the study of diaspora religion, and especially of religious change among men and women uprooted from their ancestral homelands, is still in its infancy. Jean Uayan’s pioneering book on the early days of Protestantism among Chinese Filipinos shows what diligent research and the careful weighing of evidence can accomplish. Her work sheds light on the spread of Reformation Christianity among Chinese Buddhists in the Catholic Philippines, deepening our understanding of the emergence of what Philip Jenkins has dubbed “the next Christendom.” It has my highest recommendation.
George W. Harper, PhD
Program Director, Theological Studies and Church History, Asia Graduate School of Theology, Quezon City, Philippines
Dr Jean Uayan’s A Study of the Emergence and Early Development of Selected Protestant Chinese Churches in the Philippines is another important addition to historiography of religion of the Chinese-Filipino community in the Philippines. There has been erstwhile little known information and data on the emergence and evolution of Protestant Chinese churches in the Philippines, which is a vital institution in the Tsinoy community then and now. How the six churches emerged in the predominantly Catholic Philippines, how the membership and leadership were formed and how they related to the Christian missions of early years, and how the churches resolved issues and challenges, enlighten the readers and fill a serious gap in the body of literature on the study of the Chinese Filipinos.
Teresita Ang See
Founding President, Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran Inc.
Executive Trustee, Kaisa Heritage Foundation
Former President, International Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas
Former President, Philippine Association for Chinese Studies
This book is a comprehensive account of the emergence and early development of Chinese churches in the Philippines. The focus is on the individual stories of the churches but the stories are examined within their historical, social, and religious setting. Thus, it includes the history of the Chinese in the Philippines and the histories of the cities where the churches are situated. It also describes the history of early Christianity in the Philippines and China. Dr Jean Uayan is to be commended for her hard work and careful research.
In a recent gathering of theological educators in Asia, a church history professor lamented, “There is a dearth of materials on Asian Church History, we need local textbooks, please write about the history of Christianity in your country.” This book meets such a need!
Theresa Roco Lua, PhD
General Secretary, Asia Theological Association
This is a great and significant work on the history of Chinese churches in the Philippines. The author has critically researched, studied and evaluated primary resources and come up with this history. Aside from helping the existing Chinese churches in the Philippines to go back to see God’s graciousness in establishing his church, the book can be a tool for critical researchers, church historians, and church pastors to study and plan on how to establish new churches in Asia and beyond. Reading this book gives us missional principles on church growth, the proper relationship between mission and local churches.
Joseph Shao, PhD
General Secretary, Asia Theological Association (2007–2016)
President, Biblical Seminary of the Philippines
Board member, Chinese Congress on World Evangelism International
Historians have previously shown some interest in Protestant church history in the Philippines, but recently the topic has become more developed. Jean Uayan’s study is one of very few in this area; this is specifically so of Chinese churches.
This book tells of the birth of Protestantism in China before it proceeds to the emergence of Chinese churches in the Philippines. It contains countless illuminating stories, facts and illustrations of the various denominations such as Baptist, Episcopal and Presbyterian; individual lives, efforts and contributions are described in detail. Numerous pages of early photographs and lists, as well as the author’s final reflections, round out the narrative. This is a well-documented work.
Anne C. Kwantes, PhD
Retired missionary of Christian Reformed World Missions
Former professor of Church and Mission History in Asia, Asian Theological Seminary, Quezon City, Philippines

A Study on the Emergence and Early Development of Selected Protestant Chinese Churches in the Philippines
Jean Uy Uayan

© 2017 by Jean Uy Uayan
Published 2017 by Langham Monographs
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Contents

Cover


Dedication


Abstract


Acknowledgments


Abbreviations


Churches and Organizations


Notations


Works or Sources Cited Repeatedly


Explanatory Notes


Chapter 1 Introduction


A. Global Perspective


B. Background of the Problem: Local Challenges


C. Statement of the Problem


D. Purpose of the Study


E. Methodological Framework


F. Scope and Delimitations


G. Definition of Terms


H. Organization


Chapter 2 Review of Literature and Related Studies


A. Historical, Social and Religious Background


B. History of Protestantism in China


C. History of Protestantism in the Philippines


D. Emergence of the Philippine Protestant Chinese Churches


Chapter 3 Presentation and Evaluation of Findings


A. The Historical, Social, and Religious Setting


B. The Six Philippine Protestant Chinese Churches


Chapter 4 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations


A. Introduction


B. Emergence of the Six Chinese Churches


C. Discerning the Patterns of Emergence


D. Unique Features


E. Observations and Recommendations


F. Conclusion


Appendices


Appendix A Location of Six Philippine Protestant Chinese Churches


Appendix B List and Profiles of Interviewees


Appendix C Significant Events Affecting Chinese Immigration During the Spanish Regime (1561–1899)


Appendix D Source Areas of Hokkien Migration to the Philippines


Appendix E The Origin of the Chinese Population of Manila and the Philippines 1822 and 1890s


Appendix F Chinese in Philippine Cities and Towns by Xian of Origin


Appendix G Political Divisions of Fujian Province circa 1912


Appendix H Migration from Xiamen, circa 1912


Appendix I Emigration Statistics for 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909


Appendix J Number of Chinese in Manila and Provinces, 1899–1909


Appendix K Chinese Population in the Philippines, Manila and More Heavily Populated Provinces, 1903, 1918, 1939


Appendix L Manila in the Late Eighteenth Century


Appendix M Map of the City of Manila, Philippine Islands 1913


Appendix N Map of Manila (2006)


Appendix O Two Pioneer Missionaries in Xiamen


Appendix P Mission Work in China before and after 1842


Appendix Q Map of Fujian (2003)


Appendix R Initial Phase of Mission Work in Fujian Province


Appendix S International Settlement in Gulangyu


Appendix T