This book provides an itinerary for studying political theology in Chinese society, including mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It explores the changing role of religion in Chinese history, from the rise of Buddhism alongside Confucianism and Daoism, through the arrival of Christianity and Islam, to the suppression of religion under communism. Since the reform and opening period beginning in 1978, China has experienced a resurgence of religiosity, with powerful societal implications. Governing authorities have sought to regulate religious practice in line with their governing system. Political theology in Chinese society is very much in flux and the chapters in this volume provide an array of windows through which to view the evolving reality. They include historical approaches and descriptive analyses, with an interdisciplinary and international range of perspectives by contributors based in and outside China. The book will be of particular interest to scholars of theology, religious studies, and contemporary China studies.
Edited by:
Joshua Mauldin
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032446585
ISBN 10: 1032446587
Series: Transforming Political Theologies
Pages: 262
Publication Date: 03 June 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
"Part 1 Historical Perspectives 1. A New Interpretation of Classical Confucian Political Philosophy 2. Christianity, Politics, and the ""Century of Humiliation"" 3. Protestantism in Twentieth-century China: Social, Political, and Theological Developments 4. Politics of Religion under Maoism 5. Buddhism and Politics in Hong Kong: A Study of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association before 1997 Part 2 Contemporary Analyses 6. Tripartite Control of Religion: Reconceptualizing State–Religion Relations in China 7. Worship Bricolage and the Characterization of Protestant Congregations in Contemporary China 8. Theological Paternalism: Politics of Bearing through Emergency Time in Muslim China 9. Theology and Politics in Taiwan Part 3 Constructive Approaches 10. A Politics of (Re-)existence: Christianity and Social Protest in Hong Kong 11. Hearing the Context: Political Theology in Post-2019 Hong Kong 12. Christ, Man, and Woman: An Attempt to Understand 1 Corinthians 11:3–15 13. Confucian ""Pragmatic Ethics"" and the ""Ruler–People"" (民-主) Relationship: A Comparative Perspective of Confucian Political Wisdom"
Joshua Mauldin is Associate Director of the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey.
