Moral Triumph

"""In this thoughtful and original study, Zhibin Xie brings his extensive knowledge of ethics and public theology into relationship with social and religious life in contemporary China. Western readers will learn a great deal about the complex realities of Chinese society, but they will also discover new ways to see their own social experience."" --Robin W. Lovin, Cary Maguire University Professor of Ethics emeritus, Southern Methodist University ""Based on a profound understanding of issues related to the relationships between Christianity, Chinese culture, and contemporary China, as well as Western and Asian voices in public theology, Xie has made a significant contribution to Chinese public theology and the moral engagement of Christianity in China."" --Francis Ching-Wah Yip, Director, Divinity School of Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong ""Few frontiers of world Christianity are more controversial and promising than those in mainland China today. And few scholars are more adept than Professor Zhibin Xie in negotiating the complex dialectics between Western and Chinese Christianity, traditional teachings and modern challenges, flourishing Christian communities and indigenous forms and forums of faith and politics. In this volume, Professor Xie continues to lay important groundwork for a distinct Chinese political theology that skillfully blends Chinese and Western teachings, and speaks powerfully and prophetically to fundamental issues of love, justice, rights, freedom, and legal and political reform. This volume deserves wide readership throughout the world."" --John Witte Jr., Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law, Emory University ""Zhibin Xie is an inspirational pioneer in public theology and ethics in China. His work exemplifies a willingness to think both globally and contextually about the public face of Christian faith and values. Drawing on a rich and diverse range of Western and Chinese scholarship, he offers a nuanced and insightful intercultural analysis. Anyone interested in the public role that Christianity and theology could play in Chinese society should read this book."" --David Tombs, Howard Paterson Chair of Theology and Public Issues, and Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues, University of Otago, New Zealand ""Zhibin Xie argues that Chinese Christianity can contribute to the public life of Chinese people through its 'moral accomplishments.' He believes that Christian moral values can help Chinese Christianity to redefine its public role and offer Chinese society a Christian analysis of social problems. This book is an authentic theological reflection for a Christian public life in China."" --Wai Luen Kwok, Associate Professor, Department of Religion and Philosophy, and Associate Director, Centre for Sino-Christian Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University"