Resilient Catholic church in China? Various Church's Strategies for Adapting to Changing Environment
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| Year of publication | 2021 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | The paper examines the dynamic processes of the various social, political and cultural negotiations that the representatives of the “open” Catholic church encounter within authoritarian Chinese societies, where Christianity is a ‘foreign’ religious system brought to China by “colonial powers.” Even today, some Chinese refer to Christianity as yangjiao ??, a term meaning “foreign religion.” Conversion to Christianity is highly problematic for many people in China. Especially in recent years, the promotion of a political program of sinicization (PRCization) of religion (zongjiao zhongguohua ?????) created a new obstacle for the church. |
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