TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jin,Luxian
AU  - Hanbury-Tension,William
TI  - The memoirs of Jin Luxian
SN  - 9789882208735
AV  - BX4705.J56 J56 2012eb
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Hong Kong
PB  - Hong Kong University Press
KW  - Jin, Luxian,
KW  - Catholic Church
KW  - China
KW  - Shanghai
KW  - History
KW  - Église catholique
KW  - Histoire
KW  - fast
KW  - Catholics
KW  - Biography
KW  - Catholiques
KW  - Chine
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Translation of Jue chu feng sheng : Jin Luxian hui yi lu
N2  - Jin Luxian is considered by many to be one of China's most controversial religious figures. Educated by the Jesuits, he joined the Society of Jesus and was ordained priest in 1945 before continuing his studies in Europe. In 1951 he made the dangerous decision to return to the newly established People's Republic of China. He became one of the many thousands of Roman Catholics who suffered persecution. Convicted of counter-revolutionary activities and treason, he was imprisoned for 27 years and only released in 1982. His subsequent decision to accept the government's invitation to resume his prior role as head of the Shanghai Seminary and then assume the title of Bishop of Shanghai without Vatican approval shocked many Catholics. Now, some thirty years later, still serving as Bishop and regarded as one of the leading figures in the Chinese Catholic Church, Jin recounts formative experiences that provide essential insight into the faith and morality that sustained him through the turbulent years of the late 20th Century. In this volume of memoirs Jin recalls his childhood and education, his entry into the Society of Jesus and formation as a priest, his return to China and imprisonment and, finally, his release and return to Shanghai
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