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This book argues that as new political and social values are formed
in post-socialist China, Christian values are becoming increasingly
embedded in the new post-socialist Chinese outlook. It shows how
although Christianity is viewed in China as a foreign religion,
promoted by Christian missionaries and as such at odds with the
official position of the state, Christianity as a source of social
and political values - rather than a faith requiring adherence to a
church is in fact having a huge impact. The book shows how these
values inform both official and dissident ideology and provide a
key underpinning of morality and ethics in the post-socialist moral
landscape. Adopting a variety of different angles, the book
investigates the role Christian thought plays in the official
discourse on morality and love and what contribution Chinese
Christians make to charitable projects. It analyses key Christian
publications and dedicates two chapters to Christian intellectuals
and their impact on political liberal thinking in China. The
concluding chapter highlights gender roles, the role of the Chinese
diaspora, and the overlap of the government and Christian agenda in
China today. The book challenges commonly held views on
contemporary Chinese Christianity as a movement in opposition to
the state by showing the diversity and complexity of Christian
thinking and the many factors influencing it.
This book argues that as new political and social values are formed
in post-socialist China, Christian values are becoming increasingly
embedded in the new post-socialist Chinese outlook. It shows how
although Christianity is viewed in China as a foreign religion,
promoted by Christian missionaries and as such at odds with the
official position of the state, Christianity as a source of social
and political values - rather than a faith requiring adherence to a
church is in fact having a huge impact. The book shows how these
values inform both official and dissident ideology and provide a
key underpinning of morality and ethics in the post-socialist moral
landscape. Adopting a variety of different angles, the book
investigates the role Christian thought plays in the official
discourse on morality and love and what contribution Chinese
Christians make to charitable projects. It analyses key Christian
publications and dedicates two chapters to Christian intellectuals
and their impact on political liberal thinking in China. The
concluding chapter highlights gender roles, the role of the Chinese
diaspora, and the overlap of the government and Christian agenda in
China today. The book challenges commonly held views on
contemporary Chinese Christianity as a movement in opposition to
the state by showing the diversity and complexity of Christian
thinking and the many factors influencing it.
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