'Fraught' Chineseness: 'Chinese Christians' in the Vancouver Sun

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1-2021

Abstract

This chapter explores the ways in which Douglas Todd, a journalist for the Vancouver Sun, has covered stories about Chinese churches in Vancouver, BC, for over three decades. It shows how Todd has focused on Chinese Christians as a way to offer a particular perspective on religion and cultural diversity in Vancouver, and as a window into their relationship with the civil society. Ultimately, this chapter highlights the ways in which Todd essentializes “Chineseness” and reinforces a problematic public narrative of homogeneity among Vancouver’s Chinese Christians.

Discipline

Asian Studies | Religion

Research Areas

Humanities

Publication

Ecclesial Diversity in Chinese Christianity

Editor

Alexander Chow and Easten Law

ISBN

978-3-030-73068-0

Identifier

10.1007/978-3-030-73069-7_9

Publisher

Palgrave MacMillan

City or Country

New York

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73069-7_9

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