Architecture as an evangelizing tool in late imperial China
Anthony E. Clark is professor of Chinese history and Edward B. Lindaman Endowed Chair at Whitworth University. He is the author of Heaven in Conflict: Franciscans and the Boxer Uprising in Shanxi. Leland M. Roth is Marion D. Ross Distinguished Professor Emeritus of architectural history at the University of Oregon. He is the author of Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, and Meaning.
"Clark's book represents a valuable contribution in presenting the life and work of perhaps the most important Catholic bishop in nineteenth-century China" (Monumenta Serica) "[S]heds new light on an otherwise understudied era of architectural production in imperial China. The importance of the book lies in Clark's extensive archival work, which has yielded new textual and visual evidence of missionary-related activities in Qing China." (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians) "Clark connects scholarship on architecture with the political history of modern China. Broadly mobilizing secondary sources from political, missionary, and architectural studies, the book provides an account that largely harmonises with established historical narratives." (Architecture Beyond Europe) "Clark's groundbreaking book delivers a pathway by which to approach China's "century of humiliation" through piecing together Favier's personal career, his long-forgotten architecture, and Sino-European conflicts... enriches our nuanced understanding of the nature of the Sino-European conflicts." (East Asian Science Technology and Medicine) "[P]aints a vivid picture of the intricate relationships between Catholic missionaries in China and the local community... a most valuable contribution to colonial studies, architectural history, and Sino-Western interactions. [Clark] has...paved the way for what has enormous potential for further discussion and research." (Religious Studies Review) "Examining Favier's influence on the "fate of late-imperial China," Clark's monograph weaves an engaging narrative of his missionary career in China into the macrohistory of the Sino-Western cultural and political interactions. By focusing on Gothic architecture as Favier's means for cultural and religious diplomacy, the book provides us with a unique angle to relate Gothic architecture to his Eurocentrism and French nationalism; and the vivid description of the Gothic features in Beitang and his other Catholic churches lends strength to the theme of the book." (Chinese Historical Review)
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