Yale Divinity Library
The Documentation of Chinese Christianity program was established by the Yale Divinity Library in 2012 as a collaborative effort of Yale and the Hong Kong Baptist University Library to preserve and make accessible books, periodicals, reports, and archival materials that document Chinese Christianity.
The program forms part of the Latourette Initiative for the Documentation of World Christianity, a proactive program to preserve and provide access to the documentation of world Christianity that has provided funding for the microfilming and digitization of collections throughout the world.
The Chinese Christian Literature Council (CCLC) collection consists of more than 1,300 Christian tracts and books (including translations from Western languages) published by the Christian Literature Society for China (CLSC) and the Council on Christian Literature for Overseas Chinese (CCLOC) between 1906 and 1993.
The CCLOC collection includes 616 titles published between 1947 and 1993, documenting Christian literature production for overseas Chinese communities in the post-war period.
This collection represents an important resource for understanding the development of Christian thought and practice among Chinese diaspora communities during the mid-to-late 20th century.
Browse CollectionThe CLSC collection contains 692 titles published between 1906 and 1962, representing early efforts to produce and distribute Christian literature in China before and after the founding of the People's Republic.
These materials document the evolution of Christian publishing during a transformative period in Chinese history, including translations of Western theological works and original Chinese Christian writings.
Browse CollectionPublications and documents from the Hong Kong Christian Council (香港基督教協進會) documenting ecumenical Christianity in Hong Kong.
These materials provide crucial documentation of inter-church cooperation, social witness, and the church's response to Hong Kong's political transitions.
View CollectionThe Reichelt Collection consists of 101 monographs, 31 manuscripts, and 7 serial titles held at the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong.
Materials from Karl Ludvig Reichelt (1877-1952), Norwegian missionary and founder of Tao Fong Shan, documenting Christian-Buddhist dialogue and contextual theology.
View CollectionMaterials from the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (OFM) Hong Kong, founded by Blessed Gabriele Allegra to support the first complete translation of the Catholic Bible in Chinese.
Documents the monumental 40-year project of translating the Bible into Chinese, completed in 1968.
View CollectionMaterials from the Taiwan Lutheran Church (台灣信義會) documenting Lutheran Christianity in Taiwan.
Resources for studying the development of Lutheran theology in the Chinese context and Protestant missions in Taiwan during the 20th century.
View CollectionMaterials from Holy Light Theological Seminary (聖光神學院) in Taiwan documenting theological education.
Provides insight into theological education in Taiwan, the development of Chinese evangelical theology, and the training of Christian leaders.
View CollectionDenominational periodicals from Hong Kong documenting the development of Christian communities and theological thought in the region.
Invaluable primary source material for the history of Christianity in Hong Kong, theological developments, and social-cultural history.
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