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Christianity may have existed earlier in China, but the first documented introduction was during the Tang dynasty (618–907) A Christian mission under the leadership of the priest Alopen (described variously as Persian, Syriac, or Nestorian) was known to have arrived in 635, where he and his followers received an Imperial Edict allowing for ...
Christian Reformed Church in North America – 0.2 million [178] Evangelical Church in Kalimantan – 0.2 million [179] Javanese Christian Church – 0.2 million [180] Indonesian Christian Church Synod – 0.2 million [181] Church of Christ in the Sudan Among the Tiv – 0.2 million [182] Evangelical Church of Congo – 0.2 million [183]
Eastern Christianity in Asia (21 C, 2 P) Eastern Orthodox Church bodies in Asia (11 C, 13 P) ... Coptic Orthodox Church in Asia; E. Episcopal Church in the Philippines;
Historically, the most widespread Christian church in Asia was the Church of the East (now the Assyrian Church of the East), the Christian church of Sasanian. This church is often known as the Nestorian Church, due to its later adoption of the doctrine of Nestorianism, which emphasized the disunity of the divine and human natures of Christ. It ...
The Christian Conference of Asia is a regional ecumenical organisation representing 15 National Councils and over 100 denominations (churches) in New Zealand, Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand.
Hwa's most important work was his published PhD dissertation, entitled Mangoes or Bananas (1997). [3] He describes most Asian evangelical and liberal theologies are more akin to bananas than mangoes, as they may appear to be yellow on the outside but remain white (Western or European) on the inside.
Category: Christian denominations in Asia by country. ... Christian denominations in the Philippines (6 C, 6 P) R. Christian denominations in Russia (4 C, 1 P) S.
Asia is the largest and most populous continent and the birthplace of many religions including Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Korean shamanism, and Zoroastrianism. All major religious traditions are practiced in the region and new forms are constantly emerging.