"A rare and prized contribution, this book offers penetrating analysis of the literary forms and theological contents of major Chinese texts. Chloe Starr is to be commended for her masterful work."-John Yueh-Han Yieh, Virginia Theological Seminary "This brilliant book by Chloe Starr will become a foundational study of both the historical foundations of Christianity in contemporary China and, even more significantly, the Chinese textual histories and patterns upon which those foundations rest."-David Jasper, author of Literature and Theology as a Grammar of Assent "This timely book heralds the maturation of a distinctively Chinese theology. It is illuminated by the author's reading of the Chinese texts in their original literary forms and situated in their social and cultural contexts."- Fenggang Yang, Purdue University "This is the most inspiring book on Chinese theology that I have read. In a captivating literary style, Chloe Starr guides the reader through the history of Chinese theological texts, examining their ties to Chinese literary forms."- Nicolas Standaert, University of Leuven "Chloe Starr expertly tracks the diverse theological spectrum of China, ranging through twentieth-century texts and beyond to illustrate how Chinese intellectuals and theologians struggled to make scripture relevant to their particular context."-Fuk-tsang Ying, Chinese University of Hong Kong