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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.
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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
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
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)
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