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Y. T. Wu or Wu Yao-tsung (simplified Chinese: 吴耀宗; traditional Chinese: 吳耀宗; pinyin: Wú Yaòzōng; 4 November 1893 – 17 September 1979) was a Protestant leader in China who played a key role in the establishment of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement.
Chinese Christian reformer and founder of the Protestant Three-Self Movement. Born into a non-Christian family, Y.T. Wu made first contact with Christianity in a YMCA camp in 1911. He later attended evangelistic services led by Sherwood Eddy and Frank Buchman and in 1918 joined the Congregational Church in Beijing. The turning point of his life ...
Wu Yaozong (1893–1979), or Y. T. Wu as he was known in Western circles, rose from his work in the Shanghai branch of the YMCA to become the leader of those Chinese Christians who determined to support the new regime after the communist victory over Nationalist forces in 1949. Earlier, in 1945, he had founded Tian Feng but wasforced to resign ...
Oct 14, 2020 · As one of the most influential and controversial Christian leaders in contemporary China, Y. T. Wu was deeply indebted to Reinhold Niebuhr. This article focuses on Wu’s application of Niebuhr’s thoughts and compares the two thinkers. It notes their similarities and differences on issues including pacifism, human nature, and social ...
The present-day tragedy of Christianity / Y.T. Wu -- First message to christians in China -- Second message -- Third Message -- Y.T. Wu on reforming christianity -- Message from chinese christians to mission boards abroad -- The christian manifesto -- Sheng kung hui pastoral letter -- Peking edict of December 29, 1950 -- Church of Christ in China report to mission boards abroad -- Methodist patriotic covenant -- Methods for dealing with christian bodies -- Lu Ting-yi's speech -- Y. T. Wu's ...
Sep 27, 2019 · Y. T. Wu (Wu Yao-tsung) (1893–1979) represents a quite different ecclesiology. Before the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, Wu already during the 1930s, influenced by a sort of liberal theology, not uncommon among the missionaries in China, was struggling with the need for social reform in China and found that Marxism and Christianity were possible to combine.
Mar 24, 2014 · Abstract. Marxism came to China along with the Russian Revolution. Many Chinese scholars and students became interested in Marxism, which was interpreted in terms of patriotism and as an anti-imperialist movement. As a leader of the Christian Youth Student Fellowship of YMCA in Shanghai, YT Wu was deeply concerned with the nature of current ...
