Surviving the state, remaking the church : a sociological portrait of Christians in mainland China / Li Ma, Jin Li.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ma, Li, author.

Li, Jin, author.

Series:

Studies in Chinese christianity.

Studies in Chinese Christianity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian sociology--China.

Christian sociology.

Christianity and culture--China.

Christianity and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 pages).

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, 2018.

Summary:

"Presents how Chinese Christians have coped with life under a hostile regime over a span of different historical periods, and how Christian churches as collective entities have been reshaped by ripples of social change. China's change from a centrally planned economy to a market economy, or from an agrarian society to an urbanizing society, are admittedly significant phenomena worthy of scholarly attention, but real changes are about values and beliefs that five rise to social structures over time. The growth of Christianity has become interweaved with the disintegration or emergence of Chinese cultural beliefs, political ideologies, and commercial values. Relying mainly on an oral history method for data collection, the authors allow the narratives of Chinese Christians to speak for themselves. Identifying the formative cultural elements, a sociohistorical analysis also helps to lay out a choherent understanding of the complexity of religious experiences for Christians in the Chinese world. This book also serves to bring back scholarly discussions on the habits of the heart as the condition that helps form identities and nurture social morality, whether individuals engage in private or public affairs"--Page 4 of cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed April 13, 2018).

ISBN:

9781532634611

1532634617