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How does Christianity continue to experience growth in an
increasingly authoritarian political system that enforces strict
regulations on religion? How are ordinary Christians affected by
social and political changes in the country, and how do they make
their influence felt in wider society? Taking Chinese Christians’
experience as a case study, Lim and Sng examine the possibilities
and limitations of Christian engagement in society under an
authoritarian regime. They look especially at efforts by religious
individuals and groups who are seeking to address social issues by
engaging in unobtrusive and non-antagonistic activities that
interact with controlling state institutions. Their emphasis is on
everyday lived religion, analysing how Christians express their
faith in their everyday activity and not only in spaces demarcated
as falling within the religious domain. This book is a valuable
reference for scholars and students looking to understand religion
in relation to politics, culture and everyday life in rapidly
modernising East Asian societies and particularly in China.
Presenting a wide range of international case studies, the
contributors to this book study the impact of Covid-19 on the risks
faced by communities around the globe. Examining cases from the
Americas, Europe and Asia - including Mexico, Brazil, China, India,
France, and Belgium - Kuah, Guiheux, Lim and their collaborators
look at how communities have coped with the social and economic
impacts of the pandemic, as well as the public health concerns.
Using a framework of risks, fear, and trust, they evaluate how the
global health crisis has both revealed and exacerbated a deep
crisis of confidence in institutions and systems around the world.
In reaction to this they also look at how individuals, social
groups and communities have faced fears and built trust at a more
local level. The units of spatial analysis in these cases include
urban cities, neighbourhoods, slum settlements, migrant camps,
schools, markets and homes, for a broad spectrum of case types and
rich empirical data. Essential reading for social scientists
including sociologists, anthropologists and scholars of other
disciplines looking to understand the impact of the Covid-19
pandemic internationally and on a multi-scalar level.
How does Christianity continue to experience growth in an
increasingly authoritarian political system that enforces strict
regulations on religion? How are ordinary Christians affected by
social and political changes in the country, and how do they make
their influence felt in wider society? Taking Chinese Christians'
experience as a case study, Lim and Sng examine the possibilities
and limitations of Christian engagement in society under an
authoritarian regime. They look especially at efforts by religious
individuals and groups who are seeking to address social issues by
engaging in unobtrusive and non-antagonistic activities that
interact with controlling state institutions. Their emphasis is on
everyday lived religion, analysing how Christians express their
faith in their everyday activity and not only in spaces demarcated
as falling within the religious domain. This book is a valuable
reference for scholars and students looking to understand religion
in relation to politics, culture and everyday life in rapidly
modernising East Asian societies and particularly in China.
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