Trends and Reflections: A Review of Empirical Studies of Christianity in Mainland China since 2000
Christianity in China has achieved a rapid growth in population since the 1980s. This article mainly reviews empirical studies on Christianity from 2000 to the present. Drawing on statistics from the China Academic Journal Network Publishing Database (cajd), this article begins with an analysis of t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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| In: |
Review of Religion and Chinese Society
Year: 2019, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-70 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Christianity
/ Religious policy
/ History 2000-2019
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| RelBib Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KBM Asia ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
理论反思
B 研究趋势 B 经验研究 B 中国基督教 B theoretical reflections B Chinese Christianity B empirical studies B research trends |
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| Summary: | Christianity in China has achieved a rapid growth in population since the 1980s. This article mainly reviews empirical studies on Christianity from 2000 to the present. Drawing on statistics from the China Academic Journal Network Publishing Database (cajd), this article begins with an analysis of the trends in both quantity and research interests of large-scale empirical studies. Categories of churches are defined and applied to the analysis of various topics related to Christianity in China and to academic questions addressed by Chinese scholars. The article also discusses theoretical frameworks used to explain the dynamics behind the revival of Christianity and studies of the social functions of Christian churches. In addition, the article reviews investigations of Christianity in social life in contemporary China, studies of religious boundaries and civil society, the causal relationship between Christianity and economic development, its functions in urbanization, and other related subjects. It ends with discussions of Christianity's global dimension, its identity as a global religion, and its relation to the emergence of a global China. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-3955 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of Religion and Chinese Society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22143955-00601004 |