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Although Christianity has been a minority religion in Chinese
societies, Christians have been powerful catalysts of social
activism in seeking to establish democracy and rule of law in
mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and diasporic communities. The
chapters gathered in this collection reveal the vital influence of
Christian individuals and groups on social, political, and legal
activism in Chinese societies. Written from a range of disciplinary
and geographical perspectives, the chapters develop a coherent
narrative of Christian activism that illuminates its specific
historical, theological, and cultural contexts. Analyzing campaigns
for human rights, universal suffrage, and other political reforms,
this volume uncovers the complex dynamics of Christian activism,
highlighting its significant contributions to the democratization
of Greater China.
Although Christianity has been a minority religion in Chinese
societies, Christians have played catalytic roles in social
activism for democracy and establishing rule of law in Chinese
societies. The historical analysis, theological reflections, and
sociological observations found in the chapters of Christian Social
Activism and the Rule of Law in Chinese Societies reveal the
vibrant influence of Christian individuals and groups on social,
political, and legal activism in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong,
and diasporic communities. Situating the activism narrative in a
larger context, this volume examines the dynamics of
Christianity-inspired activism and its contributions to
democratization and rule of law in Greater China in a fresh light.
Tens of millions of Christians live in China today, many of them
leading double lives or in hiding from a government that
relentlessly persecutes them. Bob Fu, whom the "Wall Street Journal
"called "The pastor of China's underground railroad," is fighting
to protect his fellow believers from persecution, imprisonment, and
even death. "God's Double Agent" is his fascinating and riveting
story.
Bob Fu is indeed God's double agent. By day Fu worked as a
full-time lecturer in a communist school; by night he pastored a
house church and led an underground Bible school. This
can't-put-it-down book chronicles Fu's conversion to Christianity,
his arrest and imprisonment for starting an illegal house church,
his harrowing escape, and his subsequent rise to prominence in the
United States as an advocate for his brethren. "God's Double Agent
"will inspire readers even as it challenges them to boldly proclaim
and live out their faith in a world that is at times indifferent,
and at other times murderously hostile, to those who spread the
gospel.
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