'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
Citation
TSE, Justin Kh. (2021). 'Fraught' Chineseness: 'Chinese Christians' in the Vancouver Sun. In Ecclesial Diversity in Chinese Christianity (pp. ). New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3508
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73069-7_9