Subordination, separation, and autonomy: Chinese protestant approaches to the relationship between religion and state

In the history of the religion-state relationship in China, a model of subordination of religion to the state has been dominant for centuries. In recent years, some Chinese Protestant churches have advocated the model of separation of church and state. Through a historical and theological analysis,...

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Published in:Journal of law and religion
Subtitles:Symposium: Debating religion and public life in contemporary China
Main Author: Lai, Pan-Chiu (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2020]
In: Journal of law and religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Religion / State / Subordination / Protestantism / Autonomy
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
CH Christianity and Society
KBM Asia
KDD Protestant Church
Further subjects:B Hong Kong
B China
B church-state relations
B Protestant
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Summary:In the history of the religion-state relationship in China, a model of subordination of religion to the state has been dominant for centuries. In recent years, some Chinese Protestant churches have advocated the model of separation of church and state. Through a historical and theological analysis, this study argues that in order to relieve the tensions between Chinese Protestantism and the contemporary Chinese government, a better conceptual alternative is to reconsider the issue in terms of autonomy rather than separation or subordination, and to argue for legally allowing the coexistence of both official and nonofficial churches and grant different degrees of autonomy to each.
ISSN:2163-3088
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/jlr.2020.3