A historical overview of Chinese Christian activism : institutional change toward democracy / Fenggang Yang and Chris White -- Taiwan under martial law and Presbyterian responses / Jonathan Seitz -- To unite as one body : the Presbyterians and changing identities in Taiwan / Magdalena Rychetska -- Religious discourse, social participation, and identity construction of Hong Kong Protestant Christians from 1970 to 1997 : an analysis of three oral histories / Wai Luen Kwok -- Contesting for religious freedom in China : the case of Hong Kong Christian social activism from 2014 to 2018 / Fuk-tsang Ying -- Identity negotiation and social activism : Hong Kong Christians during the Umbrella Movement / Jenny McGill, Kim Kuen Ip, Jeffrey Chiu, and Timotheus Mui -- Hong Kong theology as a construction of postcolonial theology / Tsz Him Lai -- Social media as a tool of social activism : public theology of the umbrella city cyberchurch / Calida Chu -- Facing society from the Chinese academy : cultural Christians, Sino-Christian theology, and academics as activists / George Dunn and Xinzhang Zhang -- Religious policy on foreign Christians in China : international Christian fellowships and the regulations on foreigners' religious activities / Shiho Murakami -- Gospel-leafleting, three-self-affiliated congregations and rule of law in the PRC / Mark McLeister -- One foot above liberalism : Wang Yi's search for civil society / Yucheng Bai -- Christian faith confessions in the Chinese Jiating church context : the discourse of sovereignty and the political order / Yan Liu -- Baorong Duoyuan : a proposal for religious freedom in China / Bob Fu -- Migration, conversion, and transnational activism in a Vancouver Chinese Church / Joshua Tan -- 'One more Christian, one fewer activist' -- does Christianity squelch activism? Hypotheses from studying former Tiananmen activists who converted to Protestant Christianity / Carsten Vala.
Summary:
"The historical analysis, theological reflections, and sociological observations found in the chapters of Christian Social Activism and the Rule of Law in Chinese Societies reveal the vibrant influence of Christian individuals and groups on social, political, and legal activism in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and diasporic communities"-- Provided by publisher.
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