Matteo Nicolini-Zani is a Catholic monk of the ecumenical Monastic Community of Bose, Italy, and a sinologist. As an independent scholar, he conducts historical and literary research on Christianity in China. He is the author of Christian Monks on Chinese Soil: A History of Monastic Missions to China.
The book offers a thoughtful, broad, and accurate depiction of Jingjiao Christianity, while also providing great translations of the primary texts. I highly recommend this book to people who are interested in sinology, Chinese Christian history, and Christian missiology. * Heejun Yang, Reading Religion * Though surely intended for a specialized readership, this book is highly recommended for anyone interested in the roots of Christianity in Asia who is also willing to be challenged by other ancient contextualizations of Christianity and willing to imagine other normative frameworks for Christianity. * Tobias Brandner, Divinity School of Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Mission Studies * It is a must read for all who deal with the history of Christianity in China and Central Asia, but more broadly it will also be of interest to scholars of religion, experts in Chinese Buddhism, church historians, theologians and missiologists. It is surely to become an indispensable English reference work when dealing with the Christian texts from Tang-era China. * Mark Dickens, Monumenta Serica: Journal of Oriental Studies * Matteo Nicolini-Zani has not only patiently done his very best, but also paved a wider way for scholars to investigate the complexities of Tang Christianity. * CHU Sin-Jan, Fides et Historia *