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Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China

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

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  1. Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China

  2. Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China Introduction

  3. Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China Introduction I. Trade & Travel from Constantinople to Chang’an

  4. Detail of the Stele Cross and Lotus from the "Nestorian" Christian Monument in China, 781

  5. Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China Introduction I. Trade & Travel from Constantinople to Chang’an

  6. Monks, Merchants & “Heretics”: Christianity en route to China Introduction I. Trade & Travel from Constantinople to Chang’an A. The Silk Road

  7. The Silk Road

  8. II. Goods

  9. The Silk Road

  10. 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

  11. Trade on the Silk Road (Dunhuang, China)

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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)

  16. 1. The Setting: T’ang Dynasty (618-907)

  17. 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

  18. A priest and worshippers during a Palm Sunday service:wall painting from Turfan oasis, western China

  19. 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

  20. 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

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