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...

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Publicado en:Review of Religion and Chinese Society
Autor principal: Vala, Carsten T. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
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Publicado: Brill [2019]
En: Review of Religion and Chinese Society
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B China / Cristianismo / Historia 2008-2018
Clasificaciones IxTheo:CA Cristianismo
CG Cristianismo y política
KBM Asia
Otras palabras clave: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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Sumario: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.
ISSN:2214-3955
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Review of Religion and Chinese Society
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22143955-00601006