Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Foreword: Pointing Heavenward—A Religious Architecture for China ix
4. Preface xvii
5. Chronology of Alphonse Favier’s Life xxiii
6. INTRODUCTION:.The Crown and Cross in France and China 1
7. CHAPTER 1. The Civilizing Mission: A French Church on Chinese Soil 19
8. CHAPTER 2. The Fruits of Diplomacy: Building a Genteel Empire 43
9. CHAPTER 3. Competing Shadows: Beijing’s First North Church 73
10. CHAPTER 4. China Gothic: Alphonse Favier’s North Church 97
11. CHAPTER 5. The Contours of Reconstruction: Favier and the French Mission 125
12. Chinese Character Glossary 149
13. Notes 153
14. Bibliography 183
15. Index 211