Religious education legislation in an atheist state: towards a typology and policy analysis for contemporary China

The rule of law presents a new path for understanding and handling religious affairs in contemporary China. The field of religious education is no exception and current legislation has to be improved so that China's religious education can be further promoted. This research examines the legisla...

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Authors: Nai, Peng (Author) ; Sun, Jianfei (Author) ; Yang, Guang (Author) ; Zhang, Yinzhu (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2020]
In: British Journal of religious education
Year: 2020, Volume: 42, Issue: 1, Pages: 75-89
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Religious education / Religious instruction / Legislation
RelBib Classification:AH Religious education
KBM Asia
XA Law
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B ethnic education
B Religious Education
B China
B Legislation
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Summary:The rule of law presents a new path for understanding and handling religious affairs in contemporary China. The field of religious education is no exception and current legislation has to be improved so that China's religious education can be further promoted. This research examines the legislation and legislative regulations governing China's diversified and dynamic religious education, which includes professional religious studies, religious education embedded in ethnic education, missionary religious education, religious education included in general education, and education on religious policies and regulations. It argues that how to understand and implement the principle of separation of education and religion stands out as the core issue, as China requires a more dialectical and pluralistic religious education.
ISSN:1740-7931
Contains:Enthalten in: British Journal of religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/01416200.2019.1571994