The Catholic Church in China: 1978 to the Present

Will China's open and reform policy since 1978 and the refiguration of Roman Catholicism after Vatican II lead to the advancement of the Sino-Vatican relationship? Can the Roman Catholic Church play a more important role in China's society? This book, written by a well-established historia...

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Main Author: Zhong, Zhifeng (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2014
In: A journal of church and state
Year: 2014, Volume: 56, Issue: 3, Pages: 586-587
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Summary:Will China's open and reform policy since 1978 and the refiguration of Roman Catholicism after Vatican II lead to the advancement of the Sino-Vatican relationship? Can the Roman Catholic Church play a more important role in China's society? This book, written by a well-established historian, Cindy Yik-yi Chu, is a comprehensive treatment of these issues., Chu, professor of history at Hong Kong Baptist University, has written several books on the social history of the Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong. Now she has turned her attention to the Catholic Church in mainland China. In this book, she investigates the history of the Catholic Church in China since 1978 when openness and reform were launched.
ISSN:2040-4867
Contains:Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csu041