The Image of Jesus in the Writings of Zhang Shizhang (Hottinger S. C. Chang)

This article approaches the work of Zhang Shizhang (Hottinger S. C. Chang, 1896–?), a theologian and writer scarcely known in the academy today. Zhang wrote about Jesus’ life and portrayed him in the image of a revolutionary liberator, one in tune with the “Christian Socialism” that he was advocatin...

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Published in:	Christianity & literature 2018-12, Vol.68 (1), p.74-85
Main Author:	Kenpa, Chin
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	1900-1999 Capitalism China Chinese literature Christ Christian Socialism Christianity Christians Creative writing Creativity Evaluation Fascism Jesus Christ Liberation theology Literary criticism novel Pacifism prose Religious life and customs revolutionaries Social aspects Socialism Socialism, Christian Theologians Theology Violence Works Zhang Shizhang
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Summary:	This article approaches the work of Zhang Shizhang (Hottinger S. C. Chang, 1896–?), a theologian and writer scarcely known in the academy today. Zhang wrote about Jesus’ life and portrayed him in the image of a revolutionary liberator, one in tune with the “Christian Socialism” that he was advocating. This image of a radical Jesus was particularly noteworthy in the context of the China of the time, and his major focus was on creative writing, producing two works connected to the Lives of Jesus genre: Role Model for Young People (1928) and The Revolutionary Carpenter (1938).
ISSN:	0148-3331 2056-5666