This is a critical and unique time for British Chinese Christians. On
the one hand, the national churches of each of Britain’s four nations
have experienced an unprecedented decline in church attendance. On the
other hand, British Chinese Christianity is today amongst the fastest
growing Christian populations in the United Kingdom.
But there is a much longer history in the background, with the first
Chinese Christian in Britain dated to the 17th century, and a sizeable
population existing since the late-19th century, eventually creating the
first Chinese church established in Liverpool in 1910.
This book tells the story of the rise of British Chinese Christianity,
and how the British Chinese have been shaping and reshaping the future
of British Christianity. It brings together theological educators,
church ministers, and parachurch leaders in a collaborative project
speaking to the historical and contemporary situation of British Chinese
Christianity, and prospects moving forward.
Alexander Chow is Senior Lecturer in Theology and World Christianity at Edinburgh University.