25 Expansion of the Christian Movement in India, Central Asia, and China Flashcards
What were at the heart of Christian endeavour into India, Central Asia, and China?
Monasteries
What were some things that set the eastern churches apart from the western world?
1) East Syrian Christians typically did not allow images in their churches
2) Eucharistic liturgies were in the Syriac language rather than Greek, Latin, Egyptian, or Ge’ez, and followed a different tradition
What were the origins of the Christians in the Indian church?
They were mostly of Persian descent.
What is the significant historical event of the capital of Bactria, the city of Balkh?
The prophet Zoroaster was reported to have died there.
What were the 5 major religious presence in Central Asia?
Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Manicheanism, Islam, and Christianity
What was Alopen known for?
He was recorded to have been the monk who first brought Christianity to China.
What were the reasons for Christianity’s downfall in China given by Irvin?
1) Extensive borrowing of Buddhist and Taoist idea and the partial eclipse of a distinct Christian identity left Chinese Christians with little reason to maintain their own separate existence amid the schools of T’ang era China
2) the Christian church in China from the seventh through tenth centuries remained a community of resident foreigners.