Political Theology in Chinese Society

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-44658-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 581 g

Reihe: Transforming Political Theologies

This book provides an itinerary for studying political theology in Chinese society, including mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It explores the changing role of religion in Chinese history, from the rise of Buddhism alongside Confucianism and Daoism, through the arrival of Christianity and Islam, to the suppression of religion under communism. Since the reform and opening period beginning in 1978, China has experienced a resurgence of religiosity, with powerful societal implications. Governing authorities have sought to regulate religious practice in line with their governing system. Political theology in Chinese society is very much in flux and the chapters in this volume provide an array of windows through which to view the evolving reality. They include historical approaches and descriptive analyses, with an interdisciplinary and international range of perspectives by contributors based in and outside China. The book will be of particular interest to scholars of theology, religious studies, and contemporary China studies.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mauldin, Joshua

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Joshua Mauldin

Part I: Historical Perspectives

1 Confucian Political Philosophy: from Pre-Qin to Song-Ming

Chung-Yi Cheng

2 Christianity, Politics, and the ‘Century of Humiliation

Alexander Chow

3 Changing Perspectives on Christianity in China in the Twentieth Century

Christopher White

4 The Politics of Religion under Maoism

Xiaoxuan Wang

5 Buddhism and Politics in Hong Kong: A Study of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association before 1997

Yu Xue

Part II: Contemporary Analyses

6 Tripartite Control of Religion: Reconceptualizing State-Religion Relations in China

Jieren Hu and Joshua Mauldin

7 Worship, the Holy Spirit and the Categorization of Protestant Congregations in Contemporary China

Mark McLeister

8 Theological Paternalism: Politics of Bearing Through Emergency Time in Muslim China

Ruslan Yusupov

9 Theology and Politics in Taiwan

Samuel Chiow

Part III: Constructive Approaches

10 A Revolution of Dignity: Christianity and Social Protest in Hong Kong

Lap Yan Kung

11 Hearing the Context: Political Theology in Post-2019 Hong Kong

Celine Yeung

12 Chinese Christian Theology of Gender

Jing Cheng

13 Confucian Ethics and the ‘Ruler-People’ Relationship: A Comparative Perspective of Confucian Political Wisdom

Haiming Wen

Conclusion

Robin W. Lovin

Über Autor(innen)

Joshua Mauldin is Associate Director of the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey.