Christianity in Asia

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Christianity in Asia has encountered many political and territorial obstacles. Matteo Ricci’s Jesuit order made a continuous effort in Christian missionary work in India, Japan, and China. Unfortunately, results from India and Japan show very negative and Ricci began his focus on China instead. Roman Catholicism was able to establish once during the Yuan dynasty in Chinese history, but it was soon wiped out during the Ming dynasty. Under Matteo ricci’s influence, Roman Catholicism was able to establish a second time in China. Although this showed some success in Christianity making its way into the hearts of the Chinese, the civil war between the Kuomintang and the communist party caused Christian influences to suffer and believers to be jailed and executed. The banning of western influences during the Japanese war in 1937 caused many missionaries to flee. The establishment of the “TSPM” by the communist party caused even more suffering to the converts in china and increased tensions between the government and local Chinese Christians. Furthermore, it caused some friction with the Ro...

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