CFP: THE PALGRAVE HANDBOOK OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN EAST ASIA: CHINA, KOREA AND JAPAN

The Palgrave Handbook of the Catholic Church in East Asia:

China, Korea, and Japan

This three-section Handbook provides information on the Catholic Church in East Asia—China mainland, Mongolia, Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan—from its beginnings to the present. It aims to offer sufficient material and analysis for the study and research of the East Asian Catholic Church. It follows a chronological framework tracing events from the 7th century to the 21st century.

The editors are seeking authors for the three-section Handbook (the titles of the following chapters can be changed) (each chapter is about 30 pages and 16,500 words)

1. "Bible and Religious Literature Translation and Indigenous Religious Texts: Korea"

2. "Evangelization through Paintings and Sculptures (Images) in Korea

3. Foreign Missionaries, 1900-1945: Japan

4. Colonialism, Imperialism, and Relations with Local Powers: Japan"

5. Foreign Missionaries and the Building of the local Church Hierachy: 1945 to the Present

6. Evangelization through Education from Simple Schooling to Universities: Japan

Contact Information

Cindy Yik-yi Chu

Professor

Department of History

Hong Kong Baptist University

AAB 1152,

Academic and Administration Building,

15 Baptist University Road,

Kowloon Tong, Kowloon

Hong Kong

Tel: (852) 3411 7182

Contact Email: cindychu@hkbu.edu.hk

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