For the Love of God: Finding Support in the Church-Community: a Case Study from China

Based on fieldwork in a Protestant church in Guangzhou, this article discusses the emergence of a new collective in urban China: the church-community. Offering various tangible and intangible forms of support, the church attracts people for various reasons, but especially those who have been left mo...

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Main Author: Fleischer, Friederike (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2011
In: Religion, state & society
Year: 2011, Volume: 39, Issue: 4, Pages: 443-459
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