The Politics of Protestant Churches and the Party-State in China: God Above Party?

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the author -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From domination to negotiation from 1949 to today: declining state capacity, rising Protestant numbers -- 3 The role of official association...

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Main Author: Vala, Carsten T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Milton Taylor and Francis 2017
In:Year: 2017
Edition:1st ed
Series/Journal:Routledge Research on the Politics and Sociology of China
Online Access: Volltext (Aggregator)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Vala, Carsten T: The Politics of Protestant Churches and the Party-State in China : God Above Party?. - Milton : Taylor and Francis,c2017. - 9781138036901
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Summary:Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the author -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From domination to negotiation from 1949 to today: declining state capacity, rising Protestant numbers -- 3 The role of official associations: projecting a façade of domination in the public transcript -- 4 Resisting the official agenda, sharing grassroots values: the spread of Protestant groups -- 5 Cultivating social capital as a resource for Protestant resistance -- 6 Enlarging the bounds of the public transcript: founding large, public urban churches -- 7 Repression of an urban church: Shanghai Wanbang Church -- 8 Challenging the bounds of the public transcript: Beijing Shouwang Church -- 9 Conclusion -- Appendix: list of interviews, 2002-14 -- Glossary -- Index
ISBN:1351712667