Transcript Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to

Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China
Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China
Introduction
Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China
Introduction
I. Trade & Travel from Constantinople to Chang’an
Detail of the Stele
Cross and Lotus from the
"Nestorian" Christian Monument in China, 781
Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China
Introduction
I. Trade & Travel from Constantinople to Chang’an
Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China
Introduction
I. Trade & Travel from Constantinople to Chang’an
A. The Silk Road
The Silk Road
II. Goods
The Silk Road
Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China
Introduction
I. Trade & Travel from Constantinople to Chang’an
A. The Silk Road
B. Silk and Salvation Religions
Trade on the Silk Road (Dunhuang, China)
Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China
Introduction
I. Trade & Travel from Constantinople to Chang’an
A. The Silk Road
B. Silk and Salvation Religions
II. Nestorian Missions: From Persia to China
Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China
Introduction
I. Trade & Travel from Constantinople to Chang’an
A. The Silk Road
B. Silk and Salvation Religions
II. Nestorian Missions: From Persia to China
A. Among the Huns
Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China
Introduction
I. Trade & Travel from Constantinople to Chang’an
A. The Silk Road
B. Silk and Salvation Religions
II. Nestorian Missions: From Persia to China
A. Among the Huns
B. The First Christian Mission in China
Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China
Introduction
I. Trade & Travel from Constantinople to Chang’an
A. The Silk Road
B. Silk and Salvation Religions
II. Nestorian Missions: From Persia to China
A. Among the Huns
B. The First Christian Mission in China
1. The Setting: T’ang Dynasty (618-907)
1. The Setting: T’ang Dynasty (618-907)
Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China
Introduction
I. Trade & Travel from Constantinople to Chang’an
A. The Silk Road
B. Silk and Salvation Religions
II. Nestorian Missions: From Persia to China
A. Among the Huns
B. The First Christian Mission in China
1. The Setting: T’ang Dynasty (618-907)
2. Alopen’s Reception by Emperor Tai-tsung
A priest and worshippers during a Palm Sunday service:
wall painting from Turfan oasis, western China
Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China
Introduction
I. Trade & Travel from Constantinople to Chang’an
A. The Silk Road
B. Silk and Salvation Religions
II. Nestorian Missions: From Persia to China
A. Among the Huns
B. The First Christian Mission in China
1. The Setting: T’ang Dynasty (618-907)
2. Alopen’s Reception by Emperor Tai-tsung
C. Decline & Disappearance of Christianity from China
Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China
Introduction
I. Trade & Travel from Constantinople to Chang’an
A. The Silk Road
B. Silk and Salvation Religions
II. Nestorian Missions: From Persia to China
A. Among the Huns
B. The First Christian Mission in China
1. The Setting: T’ang Dynasty (618-907)
2. Alopen’s Reception by Emperor Tai-tsung
C. Decline & Disappearance of Christianity from China
D. Elsewhere in Asia