B 2022

Uneasy Encounters : Christian Churches in Greater China

RYCHETSKÁ, Magdaléna

Basic information

Original name

Uneasy Encounters : Christian Churches in Greater China

Authors

RYCHETSKÁ, Magdaléna (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

1. vyd. Singapore, 198 pp. Christianity in Modern China, 2022

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Odborná kniha

Field of Study

60304 Religious studies

Country of publisher

Singapore

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

References:

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/22:00126516

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

ISBN

978-981-19-1889-6

Keywords in English

China; People’s Republic of China; Taiwan; Republic of China; Christianity; Catholic Church; Presbyterian Church; Church-state Relations; Authoritarian Regime; Totalitarian Regime

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 21/2/2023 14:56, Mgr. Bc. Magdaléna Rychetská, M.A., Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

The book examines the dynamic processes of the various social, political, and cultural negotiations that representatives of Christian groups engage in within authoritarian societies in Greater China, where Christianity is deemed a foreign religious system brought to China by colonial rulers. The book explores the political and social cooperation and negotiations of two particular Christian groups in their respective and distinct settings: the open sector of the Catholic Church in the communist People’s Republic on mainland China from 1945 to the present day, and the Presbyterian church of Taiwan in the Republic of China in Taiwan during the period of martial law from 1949 to 1987. Rather than simply confirm the ‘domination-resistance’ model of church–state relations, the book focuses on the various approaches adopted by religious groups during the process of negotiation. In an authoritative Chinese environment, religious specialists face two related pressures: the demands of their authoritarian rulers and social pressure requiring them to assimilate to the local culture. The book uses two case studies to support a wider theory of economic approach to religion.

Links

MUNI/FF-DEAN/0080/2021, interní kód MU
Name: Christianity and authoritarian regime in Chinese societies
Investor: Masaryk University, FA Dean's program
MUNI/FF-DEAN/1773/2021, interní kód MU
Name: Koncept čínských hodnot v politickém diskurzu v současné ČLR
Investor: Masaryk University, FA Dean's program