Union and communion: The mystical spirituality of James Hudson Taylor (1832-1905)

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dc.contributor.advisorKourie, Celia E. T.en_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorChow, Wilson W.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLam, Judy Eliseen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-21T06:10:07Z
dc.date.available2023-08-21T06:10:07Z
dc.date.issued2023en_ZA
dc.description.abstractJames Hudson Taylor (1832-1905), founder of the China Inland Mission in June 1865, is one of the most prominent names in the history of Protestant missions. He authored Union and Communion, a short devotional commentary on the Song of Songs, published in 1894. Like many of his other writings, it is suffused with mystical elements. Taylor's mystical dimension, however, has been eclipsed by an overemphasis on his intriguing 19th century missionary endeavours in China; in addition, his writings have been eclipsed by popular missionary biographies and secondary sources. Through a focus on his soul landscape and intimacy with God, this research has reconnected the mystical threads for an in-depth understanding of the relationship between his mystical spirituality and his missionary spirituality. By recovering Taylor's mystical wisdom (through the biblical frameworks of the Song of Songs, the Fourth Gospel, and the apostle Paul's writings), the research suggests that Taylor be recognised and re-visioned as a Protestant mystic cum missionary.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/12132
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectThesis (Ph.D (Old and New Testament Studies))--University of the Free State, 2023en_ZA
dc.subjectJames Hudson Tayloren_ZA
dc.subject19th century british protestant missionary in Chinaen_ZA
dc.subjectunion and communionen_ZA
dc.subjectsong of songsen_ZA
dc.subjectthe exchanged lifeen_ZA
dc.subjectchristian mysticismen_ZA
dc.subjectmystical spiritualityen_ZA
dc.subjectmissionary spiritualityen_ZA
dc.subjectmystical texten_ZA
dc.subjectmystical transformationen_ZA
dc.subjectmystical pathen_ZA
dc.subjectyin-yangen_ZA
dc.subjectpaschal mysteryen_ZA
dc.subjectmysterium tremendumen_ZA
dc.subjectsoul careen_ZA
dc.subjectsoul loveen_ZA
dc.subjectsoul resten_ZA
dc.subjectsoul worken_ZA
dc.subjectaskesisen_ZA
dc.subjectkenosisen_ZA
dc.subjecttheosisen_ZA
dc.subjectepektasisen_ZA
dc.subjectspirituality
dc.titleUnion and communion: The mystical spirituality of James Hudson Taylor (1832-1905)en_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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