By CARMEN DURLAN
A lecture on Chinese Christianity from 1600 to 1650 will be presented today as part of the Imperial Tombs of China lecture series.
Gail King, curator of the Asian Collection in the Harold B. Lee Library, will be discussing Christianity in China, methods of evangelism, the spread and growth of Christianity, and the religious life of Chinese Christians.
Christianity was introduced at three different times to the Chinese — in the seventh, 13th and 17th centuries, King said.
David Honey, associate professor of Chinese, said Christianity was brought to China in the 17th century by Catholic Jesuit missionaries who used the “intellectual approach.”
“Italian Jesuit missionaries made inroads among the literate (Chinese) class” by introducing them to Western sciences, Honey said.
King is an expert on Xu Guang Qi, a prominent convert and scholar, and Christian literature, Honey said.
King attended the University of Colorado and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1982 with a Ph.D. in Chinese literature.
The lecture will be given at 7 p.m. in 2254 HCEB. There is no admission charge.
