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Overview"The Kaleidoscopic City explores the development of Pentecostalism in Hong Kong between 1907 to 1942. Focusing primarily on Pentecostal missionaries and the Chinese leaders who worked alongside them, Alex R. Mayfield analyzes how changes within the social structures and ideological frameworks of global Pentecostalism dramatically impacted the movement within the colony. As such, Mayfield helps us to better understand both the spread of Pentecostalism in China and the evolution of global Pentecostalism in the first half of the twentieth century. Throughout the book, Mayfield delves into specific facets of Pentecostalism's development in the colony. First, he explores how Pentecostal's changing relationship to the space of Hong Kong reflected both historical happenstance and deep-rooted evangelical narratives. Second, Mayfield traces how the move from faith mission models to denominational models in Hong Kong marked a dramatic shift in Pentecostal aims, identities, and approaches. Third, he examines the ways Pentecostal evangelistic practices remained, for the most part, ""un-Pentecostal"" in their conformity to evangelical missionary norms. Fourth, Mayfield considers how Pentecostal spirituality gradually evolved to better respond to the competitive religious marketplace of Hong Kong. Finally, he studies the important roles of Chinese and Western Pentecostal women in Hong Kong and how their perceptions and enactments of gender changed as they fulfilled those roles. With each turn of the kaleidoscope a different vision comes into view. In some places, Pentecostalism looked like standard evangelicalism; in others, it was a radical, ecstatic departure. It was urban one moment and then rural the next; it was liberating for women but then again not; it was a move of the Spirit; it was careful planning. This unique volume marks a step forward at an attempt of making sense of the paradoxical early Pentecostal movement in China concentrated in the vibrant colonial city of Hong Kong." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alex R. MayfieldPublisher: Baylor University Press Imprint: Baylor University Press Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9781481318976ISBN 10: 1481318977 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 30 November 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Place-Names Introduction The Cipher City: Mapping Hong Kong in Pentecostal Mission History 1. The Gateway City: Pentecostal Mission and the Struggle for Center 2. The Holy City: Denominational Identity and Pentecostal Missionary Structures 3. The Soul-Saving City: Inducement, Education, and Evangelistic Institutions 4. The Heathen City: Pentecostal Spirituality in Hong Kong's Religious Marketplace 5. The Women's City: Gender and the Pentecostal Missionary Enterprise Conclusion The Kaleidoscopic City: Hong Kong and the Evolution of Global PentecostalismReviewsAuthor InformationAlex Mayfield is Assistant Professor of History in the department of Social Science and History at Asbury University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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