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Converts to Civil Society : Christianity and Political Culture in Contemporary Hong Kong / Lida V. Nedilsky.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nedilsky, Lida V.
- Series:
- Studies in world Christianity (Waco, Tex.)
- Studies in world christianity
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil society--China--Hong Kong.
- Civil society.
- Religion and civil society--China--Hong Kong.
- Religion and civil society.
- Christianity and politics--China--Hong Kong.
- Christianity and politics.
- Christianity--China--Hong Kong.
- Christianity.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Lida V. Nedilsky captures the public ramifications of a personal, Christian faith at the time of Hong Kong's pivotal political turmoil. From 1997 to 2008, in the much-anticipated reintegration of Hong Kong into Chinese sovereignty, she conducted detailed interviews of more than fifty Hong Kong people and then followed their daily lives, documenting their involvement at the intersection of church and state.Citizens of Hong Kong enjoy abundant membership options, both social and religious, under Hong Kong's free market culture. Whether identifying as Catholic or Protestant, or growing up in reli
- Contents:
- A question of competence
- Conversion to Christianity
- Conversion to civil society
- The work of civil society
- Passing the torch
- The question of convergence.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781481302715
- 148130271X
- 9781481300346
- 1481300342
- OCLC:
- 881608101
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