Christianity In China

Crabtownboy · Feb 11, 2015

There are Christian historians and theologians who believe China will become the center of Christianity in the future.

Christianity in China has a history going back to the Tang dynasty (8th century). Today, it comprises Catholics, Protestants, and a small number of Orthodox Christians. Although its lineage in China is not as ancient as the institutional religions of Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism and Confucianism,[note 1] Christianity has existed in China since at least the seventh century and has gained influence over the past 200 years.[3][4]

In recent years, the number of Chinese Christians has increased significantly, particularly since the easing of restrictions on religious activity during economic reforms in the late 1970s; Christians were 4 million before 1949 (3 million Catholics and 1 million Protestants), and are in the tens of millions today.[5] Various statistical analyses have found that between 2% and 4% of the Chinese identify as Christian.

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Christian tombstone from Quanzhou with a 'Phags-pa inscription dated 1314.

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