This is a critical and unique time for British Chinese Christians. On the one hand, the national churches of each of Britain's four nations have experienced an unprecedented decline in church attendance. On the other hand, British Chinese Christianity is today amongst the fastest growing Christian populations in the United Kingdom. But there is a much longer history in the background, with the first Chinese Christian in Britain dated to the 17th century, and a sizeable population existing since the late-19th century, eventually creating the first Chinese church established in Liverpool in 1910. This book tells the story of the rise of British Chinese Christianity, and how the British Chinese have been shaping and reshaping the future of British Christianity. It brings together theological educators, church ministers, and parachurch leaders in a collaborative project speaking to the historical and contemporary situation of British Chinese Christianity, and prospects moving forward.
-The first collection of its kind with a focus on Chinese-British Christianity. -Contributors include Renie Choy, Mark Nam and Calidu Chu -Draws on a range of Methodist, Church of England, Pentecostal and Evangelical perspectives -Mindful of anti-Chinese racism in the UK-since the early-1900s, but especially after the COVID-19 pandemic -Accessible to those who are in or training for professional or lay ministry, but with critical awareness of current academic debates
