| Description |
1 online resource (214 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Contemporary China Series |
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Routledge contemporary China series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Christian Values in Communist China; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgments; 1 An introduction to Chinese Christianity today: key questions and issues; 2 Christianity and China's moral reconstruction; 3 Christian love and China's 'harmonious society'; 4 Charity: Christian love in action?; 5 Protestant and online; 6 Christian intellectuals: bridging the gap?; 7 Politics and the transcendental; 8 Christian values in Communist China: a conclusion; Bibliography; Glossary; Index |
| Summary |
This book argues that as new political and social values are formed in post-socialist China, Christian values are becoming increasingly embedded in the new post-socialist Chinese outlook. It shows how although Christianity is viewed in China as a foreign religion, promoted by Christian missionaries and as such at odds with the official position of the state, Christianity as a source of social and political values - rather than a faith requiring adherence to a church is in fact having a huge impact. The book shows how these values inform both official and dissident ideology and provide a key |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Christianity -- China -- 20th century
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Christianity -- China -- 21st century
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Christian ethics -- China
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Christian ethics
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Christianity
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China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317976042 |
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1317976045 |
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