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The Political Contexts of Religious Exchanges: A Study on Chinese Protestants’ International Relations
- Source :
- Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, Local autonomy and welfare policy in greater China, Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, Vol 42, Iss 3, Pp 149-179 (2013)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2013.
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Abstract
- "This article surveys the complex ecumenical, missionary and international church relations of Chinese Protestant Christians. It argues that the inter-church relations to other parts of Asia are overshadowed by relations to Christians in the West, thus reflecting a political preoccupation with relationships to the West. This is evidenced by an analysis of worldwide and Asian ecumenism as well as bilateral church and missionary relationships. The dominance of contacts with the West not only contradicts the idea of a multipolar world and increased South-South contacts, it also stands in contrast to the reality of growing and increasingly important Christianity in Asia. Methodologically, this paper analyses different kinds of international relations (multilateral and bilateral, inter-church and missionary) and develops a typology of different inter-church and inter-state relations to assess international church relations in Asia today. The typology shows how China's international church relations support its political relationships with its neighbours and beyond." (author's abstract)
- Subjects :
- Christentum
Far East
descriptive study
Sociology and Political Science
deskriptive Studie
Sociology & anthropology
Protestantism
Entwicklungsland
bilateral relations
Sociology
Social science
Survey
Political science
lcsh:Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only)
regional integration
bilaterale Beziehungen
worldview
Nachbarschaft
international relations
Christianity in Asia
Protestantismus
Minderheitenpolitik
Religion
Ecumenism
lcsh:Political institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only)
ecumenism in Asia
internationale Kommunikation
ddc:301
internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Typology
China
Asia
lcsh:H53
Politikwissenschaft
international communication
lcsh:JQ1-6651
Internationale Beziehungen
Social sciences
Christianity
Politics
regionale Integration
Weltbild
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
neighborhood
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Ostasien
International relations
international church relations
Contemporary
Religionssoziologie
Weltordnung
minority
anwendungsorientiert
world order
developing country
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Asien
Protestant
Soziologie, Anthropologie
minority policy
applied research
Dominance (economics)
Minderheit
Political economy
ddc:320
Political Science and International Relations
Sociology of Religion
ddc:327
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18684874 and 18681026
- Volume :
- 42
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....23f927174acb4c7b5b6d1f2170f8819b