Citizens of two kingdoms: civil society and Christian religion in greater China

"This book examines the complex relationships of civil society, Christian organizations, and individual Christians in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau. Different authors investigate to what extent Christian organizations or individual Christians demonstrate the quality of civic virt...

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Contributors: Chan, Shun-hing (Editor) ; Johnson, Jonathan W. (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill 2021
In:Year: 2021
Series/Journal:Religion in Chinese societies volume 17
Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004439979
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Taiwan / Hongkong / Macau / Christianity / Civil society
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Christianity (China)
B Civil Society (China)
B Religion and civil society (China)
B Christianity and politics (China)
B Christianity and culture (China)
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:"This book examines the complex relationships of civil society, Christian organizations, and individual Christians in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau. Different authors investigate to what extent Christian organizations or individual Christians demonstrate the quality of civic virtues or virtual citizenship in the four regions, and reflect on the promises and difficulties of applying civil society theories to Chinese societies. Some authors focus their studies on the relationships in mainland China under the regime of Xi Jinping"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004459375