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Changing church and state relations in Hong Kong, 1950-2000 / Beatrice Leung and Shun-hing Chan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leung, Beatrice.
- Series:
- Hong Kong culture and society.
- Hong Kong culture and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church and state--China--Hong Kong.
- Church and state.
- Hong Kong (China)--Church history--20th century.
- Hong Kong (China).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The transition of the Churches from the traditional colonial setting of Hong Kong in the aftermath of World War II to the mature Christian community of post-industrial, post-colonial Hong Kong is analysed with considerable skill by Beatrice Leung Kit-fun and Shun-hing Chan... The two authors add significantly to our understanding of the dilemmas which confronted not only the Churches in adjusting to the transition from British rule but the wider community as well. The book gave detailed account of Hong Kong's church-state relationship in metamorphosis. It should be an important text for studen
- Contents:
- Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword Faith, Citizenship and Colonialism in Hong Kong; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Church-State Relations Models; 3. Traditional Relations Between the Hong Kong Government and Christian Churches; 4. Hong Kong Christian Churches Defend Religious Freedomand Choose Representation on the Selection CommitteeDuring the Transitional Period (1984-1997); 5. Non-traditional Relations Between the Hong Kong Governmentand Christian Churches; 6. The Hong Kong SAR Government and the Catholic Church; 7. The Hong Kong SAR Government and Protestant Churches
- 8. Summary and ConclusionsAppendixes; Notes; Bibliography; Glossary; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-211) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-70562-8
- 9786612705625
- 988-220-057-5
- OCLC:
- 642685729
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