1999
2015-08-25
10.17192/mjr.1999.4.3761
urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0004-1999-126-37619
keine Angabe
God's Salvation Church: Past, Present and Future
In March of 1998 God's Salvation Church, also known as Chen Tao, held the attention of the international media with their prophecies that God would physically descend in the town of Garland, Texas, on the last day of the month. The group's leader, Hon-Ming Chen, and the group's spokesperson, Richard Liu, held many press conferences to handle the overwhelming demand for interviews. Following the events of March 31 the media interest subsided. Although they are still practicing their religion, the church has received relatively little attention since the apparent failed prophecy of March 31. The following is an attempt to explain the history of Hon-Ming Chen and God's Salvation Church. Included is a discussion of the group's current status and their possibilities for the future. Due to the length of this article, Chen Tao theology, which is a mixture of Chinese folk religion, Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism, UFO beliefs and scientific theories, will not be discussed in very great detail.
God's Salvation Church: Past, Present and Future
https://doi.org/10.17192/mjr.1999.4.3761
PeriodicalPart
1
Vol 4 No 1 (1999)
4
https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/cover.png
Institute for Comparative Cultural Research - Study of Religions and Anthropology
Religion
Philosophy and theory of religion
1996
1418722-x
Periodical
urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-00048
Marburg Journal of Religion
1612-2941
Fachbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaften und Philosophie
Deutschhausstraße 9, 35037 Marburg
Marburg
Philipps-Universität Marburg
1999
urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0004-1999-1262
https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/1999/126/cover.png
1999-04-24
https://doi.org/10.17192/mjr.1999.4.1
2015-08-25
application/pdf
2015-08-25
article
1999
In March of 1998 God's Salvation Church, also known as Chen Tao, held the attention of the international media with their prophecies that God would physically descend in the town of Garland, Texas, on the last day of the month. The group's leader, Hon-Ming Chen, and the group's spokesperson, Richard Liu, held many press conferences to handle the overwhelming demand for interviews. Following the events of March 31 the media interest subsided. Although they are still practicing their religion, the church has received relatively little attention since the apparent failed prophecy of March 31. The following is an attempt to explain the history of Hon-Ming Chen and God's Salvation Church. Included is a discussion of the group's current status and their possibilities for the future. Due to the length of this article, Chen Tao theology, which is a mixture of Chinese folk religion, Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism, UFO beliefs and scientific theories, will not be discussed in very great detail.
https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/1999/126/3761/3761.png
English
urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0004-1999-126-37619
Charles Houston
Prather
Prather, Charles Houston
2015-08-25
Universitätsbibliothek Marburg
Publikationsserver der Universitätsbibliothek Marburg
PRESERVATION_MASTER
VIEW
PDF
PRESERVATION_MASTER
application/pdf
3577
//journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/article/download/3761/3577
3577