Jean DeBernardi is professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta who has done extensive ethnographic and archival research focusing on Singapore, Penang, and two UNESCO World Heritage sites in China, Wudang Mountain, a popular pilgrimage site for Southeast Asian Daoists, and Wuyi Mountain, a famous tea-growing area in Northern Fujian.
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List of Illustrations Preface Introduction: Christian Circulations Part I: The Open Brethren Movement Chapter 1: The Brethren Movement and the Local Church Chapter 2: George Mueller, Anthony Norris Groves, and the Local Church in India Part II: Penang and China Chapter 3: The London Missionary Society in Penang, 1819-1843 Chapter 4: The Brethren Movement and the Penang Mission Chapter 5: Revival and Rebellion in China Chapter 6: Crisis in the Penang Mission Chapter 7: Hokkien Evangelists Part III: Circulations Chapter 8: Singapore: Visiting Every City Chapter 9: Penang and its Networks, 1874-1912 Chapter 10: Alexander Grant and the Boxer Uprising Part IV: Schism and Continuity Chapter 11: Chinese Revivalists in Southeast Asia, 1929-1943 Chapter 12: Wilson Wang and Teh Phai Lian Chapter 13: A New Local Church Movement and Living Waters Chapter 14: Schism and Continuity Chapter 15: The Full Gospel Assemblies and the Charismatic Church of Penang Conclusion: The Brethren Movement and its Modern Fate Chinese Glossary Bibliography Index
"A landmark publication on two counts. It not only re-inserts the historical significance of the Brethren churches in Malaysian and Singaporean Christianity, but also provides an important point of departure for future scholarship on the intersections between this stream of Christianity and socio-cultural and political shifts in modern postcolonial nation-states in the region." - Studies in World Christianity