Buddhist Responses to Christianity in Postwar Taiwan(English, Electronic book text, Pacey Scott)

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Buddhist Responses to Christianity in Postwar Taiwan(English, Electronic book text, Pacey Scott) is written by Pacey Scott and published by Amsterdam University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9048544424 (ISBN 10) and 9789048544424 (ISBN 13).

After the Communist victory in China's civil war, Taiwan, then governed by the KMT (or Nationalist Party), became a focal point for both Buddhist and Christian activity in the Chinese world. Focusing on some of the most influential monastics of the time, this study considers Buddhist responses to Christianity during its subsequent period of growth on the island. Drawing on Buddhist and Christian publications, it shows that interfaith competition, and political context, are important in shaping religious identity and driving the religious engagement with modernity. Buddhist Responses to Christianity in Postwar Taiwan: Awakening the World will be of interest to historians of Buddhism, Chinese religion and Taiwanese society, and to those with an interest in interfaith dialogue more generally.