Overview
Describes how Christianity has taken root and developed in China's villages, and how individual Christians (as well as the church as a group) practice religious beliefs in their everyday lives, coordinate their roles at home and within the church, and negotiate with and adapt to changes in the local cultural traditions, state power, and social conditions. Theoretical topics are discussed, together with an examination of the history of a century old church in the Wu Village. A variety of formal and informal political activities, as well as the vivid life of Chinese Christians, are presented in this ethnographic work.
