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The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

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Author : Thomas H. Reilly
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2011-07-01

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom written by Thomas H. Reilly and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-01 with History categories.

Occupying much of imperial China’s Yangzi River heartland and costing more than twenty million lives, the Taiping Rebellion (1851-64) was no ordinary peasant revolt. What most distinguished this dramatic upheaval from earlier rebellions were the spiritual beliefs of the rebels. The core of the Taiping faith focused on the belief that Shangdi, the high God of classical China, had chosen the Taiping leader, Hong Xiuquan, to establish his Heavenly Kingdom on Earth. How were the Taiping rebels, professing this new creed, able to mount their rebellion and recruit multitudes of followers in their sweep through the empire? Thomas Reilly argues that the Taiping faith, although kindled by Protestant sources, developed into a dynamic new Chinese religion whose conception of its sovereign deity challenged the legitimacy of the Chinese empire. The Taiping rebels denounced the divine pretensions of the imperial title and the sacred character of the imperial office as blasphemous usurpations of Shangdi’s title and position. In place of the imperial institution, the rebels called for restoration of the classical system of kingship. Previous rebellions had declared their contemporary dynasties corrupt and therefore in need of revival; the Taiping, by contrast, branded the entire imperial order blasphemous and in need of replacement. In this study, Reilly emphasizes the Christian elements of the Taiping faith, showing how Protestant missionaries built on earlier Catholic efforts to translate Christianity into a Chinese idiom. Prior studies of the rebellion have failed to appreciate how Hong Xiuquan’s interpretation of Christianity connected the Taiping faith to an imperial Chinese cultural and religious context. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom shows how the Bible--in particular, a Chinese translation of the Old Testament--profoundly influenced Hong and his followers, leading them to understand the first three of the Ten Commandments as an indictment of the imperial order. The rebels thus sought to destroy imperial culture along with its institutions and Confucian underpinnings, all of which they regarded as blasphemous. Strongly iconoclastic, the Taiping followers smashed religious statues and imperially approved icons throughout the lands they conquered. By such actions the Taiping Rebellion transformed--at least for its followers but to some extent for all Chinese--how Chinese people thought about religion, the imperial title and office, and the entire traditional imperial and Confucian order. This book makes a major contribution to the study of the Taiping Rebellion and to our understanding of the ideology of both the rebels and the traditional imperial order they opposed. It will appeal to scholars in the fields of Chinese history, religion, and culture and of Christian theology and church history.

Autumn In The Heavenly Kingdom

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Author : Stephen R. Platt
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2012-07-01

Autumn In The Heavenly Kingdom written by Stephen R. Platt and has been published by Atlantic Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-01 with History categories.

In the early 1850s, during the waning years of the Qing dynasty, word spread of a major revolution brewing in the provinces. The leader of the this movement - who called themselves the Taiping - was Hong Xiuquan, a failed civil servant who claimed to be the son of God and the brother of Jesus Christ. As the revolt grew and battles raged across the empire, all signs pointed to a Taiping victory and to the inauguration of a modern, industrialized and pro-Western china. Soon, however, Britain and the United States threw their support behind the Qing, soon quashing the Taiping and rendering ineffective the years of bloodshed the revolution had endured. In Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom, Stephen Platt recounts the events of the rebellion and its suppression in spellbinding detail. It is an essential and enthralling history of the rise and fall of a movement that, a century and a half ago, might have launched China into the modern world.

God S Chinese Son

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Author : Jonathan D. Spence
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 1996

God S Chinese Son written by Jonathan D. Spence and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.

"It is 1837 when Hong ascends to Heaven. While there, he is charged by God, his Heavenly Father - attired in black dragon robe and high-brimmed hat, his mouth almost hidden by his luxuriant golden beard - to slay the demon devils who are leading the people on earth astray. Their leader is Yan Luo, king of hell, the Dragon Demon of the Eastern Sea. Hong does battle in Heaven, armed by his father with sword and seal, aided by his elder brother, Jesus. Returned to his home village in south China, he resolves to carry on the struggle against the evil polluting humanity. He knows himself to be the younger brother of Jesus Christ, God's Chinese son." "The Taiping uprising, led by Hong Xiuquan, was a massive millennial movement that, in its violent rise and fall between 1845 and 1864, cost at least twenty million Chinese their lives. In the course of this struggle the Taiping succeeded in overturning the authority of the ruling Qing dynasty throughout a massive territory in southern China. This the Taiping ruled as their Heavenly Kingdom from their seat in Nanjing for eleven years, until they were overcome in an apocalypse wrought by Qing and Western forces, the Book of Revelation become history." "In this master work of the historian's art, Jonathan Spence creates a history of intimate detail and grand scale. We enter the fevered dream world of Hong Xiuquan as he meets his Heavenly family; we see the torments awaiting earthly sinners in King Yan Luo's hell; we feel the anxieties of Westerners living circumscribed lives on the edges of a China they do not understand. This is a China of vast instability, ruled by a dynasty in decline, beset by pirates and bandits in areas beyond the government's reach, pressed by Western traders to embrace opium, Western missionaries the word of God, and arms dealers the new weapons of the industrial revolution. Hong's movement ignites this volatile situation, and Spence captures the result on a breathtaking canvas of clashing armies, daring strategic thrusts, and protracted, deadly sieges. It is a story of historical power with striking resonances today."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Castration And The Heavenly Kingdom

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Author : Laura Engelstein
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 1999

Castration And The Heavenly Kingdom written by Laura Engelstein and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.

Of the many sects that broke from the official Russian Orthodox church in the eighteenth century, one was universally despised. Its members were peasants from the Russian heartland skilled in the arts of animal husbandry who turned their knives on themselves to become "eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake." Convinced that salvation came only with the literal excision of the instruments of sin, they were known as Skoptsy (the self-castrated). Their community thrived well into the twentieth century, when it was destroyed in the Stalinist Terror.In a major feat of historical reconstruction, Laura Engelstein tells the sect's astonishing tale. She describes the horrified reactions to the sect by outsiders, including outraged bureaucrats, physicians, and theologians. More important, she allows the Skoptsy a say in defining the contours of their history and the meaning behind their sacrifice. Her deft handling of their letters and notebooks lends her book unusual depth and pathos, and she provides a heartbreaking account of willing exile and of religious belief so strong that its adherents accepted terrible pain and the denial of a basic human experience. Although the Skoptsy express joy at their salvation, the words of even the most fervent believers reveal the psychological suffering of life on society's margins.No foreign tribe or exotic import, the sect drew its members from the larger peasant society where marriage was expected and adulthood began with the wedding night. Set apart by the very act that guaranteed their redemption, these "lambs of God" became adept at concealing their sectarian identity as they interacted with their Orthodox neighbors. Interaction was necessary, Engelstein explains, since the survival of the Skoptsy depended upon recruitment of new members and on success in agriculture and trade.Realizing that some prejudices have changed little over the centuries, Engelstein cautions that "we must not cast the shadow of our own distress on the story of the Skoptsy. Their physical suffering was something they willingly embraced." In Castration and the Heavenly Kingdom, she has produced a remarkable history that also illuminates the mysteries of the human heart.

Rebels Of The Heavenly Kingdom

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Author : Katherine Paterson
language : en
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd
Release Date : 2008-09-01

Rebels Of The Heavenly Kingdom written by Katherine Paterson and has been published by Groundwood Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.

Mei Lin, a woman warrior, and pigboy Wang Lee find love, intrigue, adventure, and danger as rebels seeking to overthrow the Chinese emperor during the 1850s amid the Taiping Rebellion.

Tienkuo The Heavenly Kingdom

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Author : Li Bo
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2001-09-12

Tienkuo The Heavenly Kingdom written by Li Bo and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-09-12 with Fiction categories.

It was the year 1858 and three young “run-aways” Jason Brandt, son of a Hong Kong missionary, his friend Wu Sek-chong and the beautiful and defiant Black Jade set off to find the capital of the rebel Taiping Tienkuo, The Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace. Established in 1851 by a failed civil service candidate who claimed to be the little brother of Christ, the semi-Christian Taiping Kingdom, had made a dramatic and bloody bid to overthrow the Confucian rule of the Ch’ing Dynasty. The three young people’s search for the Heavenly Kingdom and what they eventually found among the Taipings is the central plot of this historical novel of journey and self-discovery in 19th century China.

Kingdom Of God Heritage Of Mankind

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Author : Pindurai Lishandi
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2021-09-13

Kingdom Of God Heritage Of Mankind written by Pindurai Lishandi and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-13 with Religion categories.

Is the kingdom of God related to the physical kingdom of Israel? A noble desire to search for the meaning of heavenly kingdom of God usually leaves many lost in realms of imagination. As a result, unfolding the nature of God and the expanse in which he exists becomes key to those who need to have this mystery unfolded. This book gives a coherent narrative of a fairly unique perspective and insight on the kingdom that unveils God's purpose with mankind. It has an exposition of its inception in the heavenly realms at creation, manifestation in the incarnation of Jesus Christ, conferral to the church, and ultimate possession as an eternal inheritance for the chosen. Throughout the book, the triune nature of the kingdom is pursued in the various models on earth that were used by God for mankind to have an appreciation of aspects in the heavenly realms. It is a great starting point for those who need to gain knowledge from simple and clear interpretation of fundamental scriptures that carry the hope of mankind.

Tienkuo

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Author : Bo Li
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994-08-01

Tienkuo written by Bo Li and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-08-01 with China categories.

"A historical novel of struggle and self-discovery in nineteenth century China"--Cover.

Heavenly Kingdom Book 1

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Author : Lee Dabish
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-11

Heavenly Kingdom Book 1 written by Lee Dabish and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11 with categories.

Jesus meant: At the Judgment of nations.(Matthew 25:31-46) Jesus gathering the good to his right, those are the ones the kingdom of heaven was prepared for them from the beginning of the world.They will be rewarded.According to Jesus they lived life of mercy, and charity .Jesus taking credit to him self. What ever we do for each other. Jesus would not say when the end of the world would be.Jesus would not say those people to his right were perfect either, God know we are human being: We can never be perfect.Jesus is hinting to us, what we must do, and be like. To inherit the heaven.Jesus is pointing out to the ones: Who did every thing in their power to please God, through out their life.Despite of their suffering, and struggling, they lived word of God no matter what.They lived repented life, and kept their faith.They never lived sinful life.In Sermon on the mount (Matthew 3:3-16) Jesus summarizing our life. Blessing and saying the Kingdom of heaven will be for the peace maker, and the merciful.Those too they pleased God through their suffering, and struggling. They kept

The Kingdom Of God Manual Let Thy Kingdom Come The Heavenly Kingdom Of All Kingdoms

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Author : KING SOLOMON DAVID JESSE ETE
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
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The Kingdom Of God Manual Let Thy Kingdom Come The Heavenly Kingdom Of All Kingdoms written by KING SOLOMON DAVID JESSE ETE and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.