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Lowe, Chuck.

Honoring God and family : a Christian response to idol food in Chinese popular religion / Chuck Lowe. - Wheaton, IL : Bangalore, India : Evangelical Missions Information Service ; Theological Book Trust, c2001. - x, 305 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-299) and index.

Contents: Honoring God without dishonoring family : the Gospel and Chinese popular religion --
Ties that bind : ancestral rites and meanings --
The Chinese rites controversies : ancestral rites and the Christian missions to China --
Sage and shen : ancestor rites in the Chinese classics --
Gods and ancestors : food offerings and communal meals in Greco-Roman culture --
God and the gods : idol offerings and communal meals in Jewish perspective --
Theology, rights, and Christian moral ethic : idol offerings and communal meals in Corinthian perspective --
Cultic feasts and social meals : idol offerings and communal meals in Pauline perspective --
Standing firm against the foe : idol offerings and communal meals in the early church --
Glorifying God, respecting culture : biblical reflections on cultic meals in Chinese culture.

ISBN: 1879089351 9781879089358

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Christian family.
Ancestor worship.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
China--Religion.

Dewey Class. No.: 248.4 / L95h