Christian Values in Communist China

This book argues that as new political and social values are formed in post-socialist China, Christian values are becoming increasingly embedded in the Chinese outlook. It shows how although Christianity is viewed in China as a foreign religion, Christianity as a source of social and political values - rather than a faith requiring adherence to a church is in fact having a huge impact. The book shows how these values inform both official and dissident ideology, therby challenging commonly held views on contemporary Chinese Christianity as a movement in opposition to the state and showing the diversity and complexity of Christian thinking.

Author: Gerda Wielander
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 10/09/2013
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780415522236

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 03/06/2014 pg. 46

About the Author

Gerda Wielander is a Principal Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Westminster, UK.