Religion and State in China: A Theological Appraisal

In recent years, important issues have been raised by various Protestant groups in regard to the church–state relationship in China. Consider, for example, the Three-Self Church’s accommodation with the government in principle alongside its disobedience to the state in the case of the demolition of...

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Main Author: Xie, Zhibin 1990- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2021]
In: A journal of church and state
Year: 2021, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-22
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Church / State / China
IxTheo Classification:KBM Asia
SA Church law; state-church law
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Summary:In recent years, important issues have been raised by various Protestant groups in regard to the church–state relationship in China. Consider, for example, the Three-Self Church’s accommodation with the government in principle alongside its disobedience to the state in the case of the demolition of church buildings and crosses in Zhejiang Province. Another example is the opposition to the recent movement toward the “Sinification of Christianity,” which is voiced in a document titled “Reaffirming our Stance on the House Churches: 95 Theses” (hereafter, “95 Theses”) issued by the Chengdu Early Rain Reformed Church (Qiuyu Zhifu) in 2015. Finally, consider Beijing Shouwang...
ISSN:2040-4867
Contains:Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csaa005