A Critical Appraisal of the Children of Light and the Children of Darkness in the Debate of the Necessity of Democracy in Twenty-First-Century Mainland China
The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness is Reinhold Niebuhr’s major treatise on democratic theory. A reassessment of the book with particular attention to Niebuhr’s theological analyses of human sinfulness, individual ownership, and toleration may help us to understand the political and e...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Sage Publ.
[2020]
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Theology today
Année: 2020, Volume: 77, Numéro: 3, Pages: 285-297 |
| RelBib Classification: | KAJ Époque contemporaine KBM Asie NCD Éthique et politique ZC Politique en général |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
the Chinese Dream
B the Presbyterian Church of Taiwan B human rights in China B Democracy B The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness B Reinhold Niebuhr B Extradition Bill of Hong Kong |
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| Résumé: | The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness is Reinhold Niebuhr’s major treatise on democratic theory. A reassessment of the book with particular attention to Niebuhr’s theological analyses of human sinfulness, individual ownership, and toleration may help us to understand the political and economic situation in China. The Communist Party of mainland China (CPC) consistently upholds the exclusiveness of the Party’s leadership and a one-party political system. This article will explore whether it is plausible to construct a free, just, and affluent society without democracy, as the CPC proclaims. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040573620947056 |