Looking Back, Looking Forward: A Sketch of the Field of Christianity in China Studies and Possible Future Directions
This essay sketches the current state of fieldwork-based studies of Christianity in China, focusing on monographs published from 2008 to 2018. It discusses strengths and gaps in research paradigms (religious economy or market theory; rational-actor bargaining; institutional theory; religious ecology...
Published in: | Review of Religion and Chinese Society |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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Review of Religion and Chinese Society
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Christianity
/ History 2008-2018
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IxTheo Classification: | CA Christianity CG Christianity and Politics KBM Asia |
Further subjects: | B
Protestant Christianity
B 国家-社会关系 B market theory B 威权主义 B church-state relations B 基督新教 B state-society relations B 市场理论 B Authoritarianism B 政教关系 |
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Summary: | This essay sketches the current state of fieldwork-based studies of Christianity in China, focusing on monographs published from 2008 to 2018. It discusses strengths and gaps in research paradigms (religious economy or market theory; rational-actor bargaining; institutional theory; religious ecology), levels of analysis (macro- or national level; meso- or regional level; micro- or congregational level), and modes of interaction (resistance-domination; negotiation; cooperation) in an effort to point out areas rich for future research: the impact of theologies and denominations, the existence of regional models of Christianity, and the study of money, real estate, social service, syncretism, and religious decline. |
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ISSN: | 2214-3955 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of Religion and Chinese Society
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22143955-00601006 |