The Hong Kong protests in the second half of 2019 captured the
world's attention. Demonstrations against an extradition bill,
which would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to
Communist China, grew into a larger civil liberties movement
responded to with excessive force by the Chinese government. The
Hong Kong protests began as peaceful demonstrations and assemblies
but as the police used disproportionate force, some protesters
responded by throwing petrol bombs and vandalizing subway stations
and pro-Beijing businesses. The Hong Kong protests have raised many
questions for political theology, particularly about decolonization
and postcolonial democracy in a "one country, two systems"
arrangement. Kwok Pui-Lan and Francis Ching-Wah Yip bring together
a truly international cohort to discuss the relation between
Christianity and Communism and the neoliberal economy. The protests
challenge theologians to think about civil disobedience, religion
and social movements, and the roles of the churches in social
conflict. This interdisciplinary work will draw from social
scientists, philosophers, and theologians, such as Gene Sharp,
Hannah Arendt, Benny Tai, John Rawls, Paul Tillich, Martin Luther
King Jr., Kim Yong-bock, and others. It will discuss the meaning of
crucifixion, atonement, the suffering Messiah, justice, the
demonic, and the roles of the Church in a time of global unrest and
social ferment and protest. This volume aims to showcase
theological reflections on the Hong Kong protests by scholars and
activists in Hong Kong. Some of them have demonstrated on the
streets, spoken in public forums, and provided pastoral care for
students and protesters. To situate the Hong Kong protests in the
broader contexts of social and political movements in the 20th and
21st centuries, the book includes reflections by theologians from
different national and cultural backgrounds.
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