China Free Methodist Church

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About the Collection

The collection of digitized materials belonging to the China Free Methodist Church in Taiwan consists of thirty-five (35) monographic items (for a list of titles, click here) and three (3) serial titles:

  • Xun Li Bao (循理週報), 148 issues (vol. 160, 1966 – vol. 187, 1969)
  • Xun Li Hui Kan (循理會刊), 338 issues (vol. 308, 1979 – vol. 650, 2013)
  • Xun Li Zhou Bao (循理報), 133 issues (vol. 1, 1963 – vol. 137, 1965)

Access Information

To request digital copies of these materials, please contact the Divinity Library Special Collections.

Research Significance

This collection provides valuable resources for studying:

  • The history and development of the Free Methodist Church in Taiwan
  • Chinese Methodist periodical literature from the mid-20th century
  • Protestant Christianity in Taiwan during a period of rapid social change
  • The indigenization of Methodist practices and theology in the Chinese context