Imperial to International A History of St John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong

Imperial to International
A History of St John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong

Stuart Wolfendale

“Wolfendale has produced a lively and engaging tale, from the first English merchant presence in Hong Kong to the 21st century center of Christian life, learning, and service that is St John’s Cathedral. This is no dry history, but a stimulating, at times ironic and humorous, very human account of the development of an indigenous and international Christian community. This is the story of becoming ‘a house of prayer for all people’.”
—The Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church

This book is the first comprehensive account of the beautiful church, St John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong. With a history of more than 160 years, St John’s is the oldest neo-gothic cathedral in East Asia and China’s oldest surviving Anglican church still in operation. From a centre of colonial life to an international church, Imperial to International traces the structural, spiritual and social history of one of Hong Kong’s most venerable buildings.

This book is the first volume in the new series Sheung Kung Hui: Historical Studies of Anglican Christianity in China, co-published with the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui.

Stuart Wolfendale is a Hong Kong-based writer and critic.