The Question of Communist Violence and the Birth of Chinese Public Theology
This article is a critique of Chinese public theologians with a particular focus on their Christological notions as ambivalent responses to Communist violence, a specific form of extreme violence in postcolonial China. The critique is historical as well as theological. As a historical inquiry, the p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2022
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Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2022, Volume: 35, Issue: 3, Pages: 519-541 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KBM Asia NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Chinese public theology
B Christology B Postcolonial B K. H. Ting B Liu Xiaofeng B Communist violence |
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| Summary: | This article is a critique of Chinese public theologians with a particular focus on their Christological notions as ambivalent responses to Communist violence, a specific form of extreme violence in postcolonial China. The critique is historical as well as theological. As a historical inquiry, the problem of guerrilla warfare as a constant form of Communist violence is discussed, exploring its historical roots and philosophical manifestations. As a theological critique, it is demonstrated how this issue penetrates mainstream theo-political readings of Christ in the formation of Chinese public theology. The article thus seeks to contribute to the moral reflections of the Chinese church and the critical response to a unique form of postcolonial violence for Christian ethics. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/09539468221098591 |