While previous works on the history of Christianity in China have
largely centered on the scientific and philosophical areas of
Catholic missions in the Middle Kingdom, China's Saints recounts
the history of Christian martyrdom, precipitated as it was by
cultural antagonisms and misunderstanding. Anthony Clark shows that
Christianity in China began and grew under similar circumstances to
those during the Roman Empire, with the notable exception that
Catholic missionaries were not successful at producing a "Chinese
Constantine." One of the principal results of Catholic martyrdom in
China was the increased indigenization of Christianity. During the
reconstruction of mission churches, hospitals, and orphanages after
the hostilities of the Boxer Uprising (1898-1900), the Roman
Catholic tradition of venerating martyrs was attached to the
reinvigoration of Christian communities. Not only did Catholic
architecture accommodate to Chinese sensibilities, but causes for
sainthood were also begun at the Vatican to add Chinese names to
the Church's list of saints. The implications of Clark's work
extend beyond the subject of Christianity in China to the broader
fields of cultural, social, economic, political, and religious
history. This pioneering study follows the trails of Western
missionaries and Chinese converts as they negotiate the religious
and cultural chasms that existed between the West and China, and it
demonstrates that these differences resulted in two very different
outcomes. Whereas converts appear to have bridged the cultural
divide, often to the point of self-sacrifice, political and
cultural tensions on the macro level sometimes ended with forceful
conflicts. This book contributes to a deeper understanding of
cultural and religious interaction, and provides an account of an
heretofore unstudied chapter in the history of Christianity on the
global landscape.
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