RT Article
T1 Catholicism and Its Civic Engagement: case studies of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei, and Shanghai
JF Review of Religion and Chinese Society
VO 1
IS 1
SP 48
OP 77
A1 Hao, Zhidong 1952-
A1 Chan, Shun-hing
A1 Kuo, Wen-ban
A2 Chan, Shun-hing
A2 Kuo, Wen-ban
A2 Tam, Yik Fai
A2 Jing, Ming
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/156190953X
AB The levels of civic engagement in terms of social services and civic activism in the Catholic churches of Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei, and Shanghai are very different. While the former three churches have a higher level of social services, Shanghai does not. Hong Kong has a higher level of civic activism than the other three dioceses. This paper explains the similarities and differences among these cities by using an analytical model of political, cultural, and individual opportunity structures. Our findings and analysis are derived from a collaborative research project on the Catholic Church’s civic engagement in the four cities using both quantitative and qualitative research methods. In a time of rapid political, economic, and social transformation in China, religion is beginning to play an increasingly important role. Our study sheds light on what roles Catholicism or other religions might play in this process, and it has important implications for church-state relations in greater China.
K1 Catholicism
K1 Greater China
K1 Civic Engagement
K1 Culture
K1 Structure
K1 Leadership
DO 10.1163/22143955-04102005