History of Christianity in China
How Christianity Nearly Toppled China's Emperors
Beneath the surface of China's imperial past lies a shocking forgotten history of peasants armed with crosses nearly toppling the formidable dynasties. Most see Christianity in China as a failed colonial imposition - but new historical analysis reveals explosive moments when the faith's egalitarian ideals profoundly shaped violent grassroots rebellions against empire and injustice.

Join us as we unearth the untold stories of the God Worshippers and Taiping rebels in the 19th century who wielded radical Christian scripture against the inherited order – sparking the bloodiest civil war in history under Hong Xiuquan, the self-appointed younger brother of Jesus Christ. We'll see the meteoric rise and fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom from capturing massive swathes of China to ultimately being defeated after tensions with European traders.

This fascinating glimpse behind the "Bamboo Curtain" reveals an autonomous groundswell of Chinese Christianity charting an alternative course before being extinguished. But with religious freedom leading to astronomical church growth today, modern parallels highlight lingering power tensions between the politically sensitive faithful and nervous authorities. The lessons from these almost calamitous clashes still echo as religion emerges as a wild card for China's future.

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