Mayfield, AlexIreland, DarylMenegon, EugenioFrei, Greta2024-12-062024-12-062024https://hdl.handle.net/2144/49528This file is the white paper for the China Historical Christian Database (CHCD) made freely available online in 2019 to explain the creation of the CHCD and its contents. It was recently updated in 2023 with the launch of version 2.0 of the CHCD. An abbreviated bibliography is found at the end of the white paper. Authored by Alex Mayfield with comments and suggestions from Daryl Ireland, Eugenio Menegon, and Greta FreiThe China Historical Christian Database (CHCD) is a powerful new tool for the study of Christianity in China. Through the creation of a cutting-edge geographic and relational database, an innovative online platform, and strategic international partnerships, the CHCD offers a new approach to resolving some of the classic problems of historical research on Christianity in China: the linguistic plurality and geographic spread of sources. Moreover, the technologically driven approach of the project is poised to create a field-changing resource that opens new forms of analysis in the study of Christianity in China. This white paper details how such a task is possible and currently being undertaken.Open dataRelational databaseHistoryChinaNetworksGeographyChristianityMission historySino-Western relationsComputational humanities