Christian Social Activism and Rule of Law in Chinese Societies.
The historical analysis, theological reflections, and sociological observations found in the chapters of Christian Social Activism and Rule of Law in Chinese Societies reveal the vibrant influence of Christian individuals and groups on social, political, and legal activism in mainland China, Taiwan,...
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Lanham :
Lehigh University Press,
2021.
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| Series: | Studies in Christianity in China.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: A Historical Overview of Chinese Christian Activism: Institutional Change toward Democracy
- Christians in the Founding of the Republic of China
- Christians in the New Republic and the Campaign for Religious Freedom in the Constitution
- Christians in the Democratization of Taiwan
- Ongoing Christian Activism in Hong Kong
- Chinese Christian Activism in the PRC and Exile
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Part I: Chinese Christian Activism in the Republic of China on Taiwan.
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Chapter 2: Taiwan under Martial Law and Presbyterian Responses
- Introduction
- Martial Law and the Christian Condition
- Exile, Imprisonment, and Assassination
- Indigenous Growth and Development
- PCT as a Gateway
- A PCT Theology? A PCT Public Witness?
- Conclusions
- Author's NOTE
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Chapter 3: To Unite as One Body: The Presbyterians and Changing Identities in Taiwan
- Introduction
- Chinese or Taiwanese?
- The Church as the Promoter of a New Identity
- New and Independent Taiwan
- Recent Developments
- Conclusion
- Notes.
- Chan Cho Wai Joseph: Apologist and Intellectual for Democratic Development
- Concluding Remarks
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Chapter 5: Contesting for Religious Freedom in China: The Case of Hong Kong Christian Social Activism from 2014 to 2018
- Introduction
- Adjustments to Religious Policy in China since 2014
- Hong Kong Christians' Response to the Cross Demolition Campaign (2014-2016)
- Christian Social Activism since the Enforcement of the Revised Regulations on Religious Affairs (2018)
- Conclusion
- Author's NOTE
- Notes
- Bibliography.
- Chapter 6: Identity Negotiation and Social Activism: Hong Kong Christians during the Umbrella Movement
- Introduction
- The Changing Nature of Church-State Relations and Christian Activism in Hong Kong
- Activism in the Name of God: The Calling of Benny Tai
- Identity Struggles of Christians in Hong Kong
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Chapter 7: Hong Kong Theology as a Construction of Postcolonial Theology
- Introduction
- Recolonization in the Post-Umbrella Movement Era
- Postcolonial Theology and Hong Kong
- Hong Kong as Method: Hybridity, In-between-ness, and Marginality.