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Imperial to international

Wolfendale, Stuart.

Imperial to international a history of St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong / [electronic resource] : Stuart Wolfendale ; with a foreword by Paul Kwong. - Hong Kong [China] : Hong Kong University Press, c2013 - 1 online resource (1 electronic text (xviii, 331 p., [24] p. of plates) :) ill. (some col.), digital file. - Sheng Kung Hui : historical studies of Anglican Christianity in China .

Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-301) and index.

Foreword / by Paul Kwong -- Introduction -- Genesis, 1841-1850 -- Imperial parish, 1850-1873 -- Quiescence and struggle, 1873-1906 -- The search for substance, 1902-1927 -- The making of a cathedral, 1927-1941 -- Out of darkness, 1941-1953 -- Shedding colonialism, 1953-1976 -- Towards an international church, 1976-1992 -- Into the 'Chinese century' -- Appendices -- 1. List of Chaplains, Deans and Bishops -- 2. List of Stipendiary Assistant Chaplains and Chaplains -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Founded in 1849, St John's Cathedral is the oldest, neo-gothic cathedral in East Asia and China's oldest surviving, still-operating Anglican church. In its early decades, the cathedral was the center of Hong Kong colonial life. Today, it has drawn in other Hong Kong communities, becoming a truly international church with services in several languages. This first comprehensive history of St John's traces the cathedral's role as a colonial parish church and as a bishop's seat for a diocese stretching across China and beyond. It also discusses St John's significance as a center of modern worship for a growing cosmopolitan community.

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St. John's Cathedral (Hong Kong, China)--History.


Anglican Communion--History.--China--Hong Kong
Cathedrals--China--Hong Kong.


Hong Kong (China)--Church history.


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