Christianity in Chinese Public Life: Religion, Society, and the Rule of Law

by Kevin R. den Dulk and Joel Carpenter

Book Overview

Today a quarter of all Chinese claim a major religious tradition, yet the state remains deeply concerned about religious activity. The West tends to view religion-and-state relations in China in bipolar terms: dissidents' resistance and government repression. But as this work shows, the interaction of religion, society, and governance in China is much more subtle and complex than that. The contributors of this volume focus on Christianity in China...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137427876
• ISBN13: 9781137427878
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"