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Why Public and Theological? The Problem of Public Theology in the Chinese Context

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Why Public and Theological? The Problem of Public Theology in the Chinese Context

[Article]

Zhibin Xie

Leiden

Brill

This article reviews the discourses on public theology in the Chinese context and examines the traditional Chinese understanding of the term 'public', the tradition of public theology in China, and the specific issues facing a public theology in the Chinese context. It highlights the problems that surround a governmental-dominated public, the identity of social organizations, and the theological character of political entanglement when Christianity seeks to engage in public life in China. These problems shape the development of public theology in the Chinese setting as well as its prospective contribution to the global discourse on public theology. It also examines the tension that sometimes arises surrounding the relationship between the two substantive terms-public and theological. It seeks to demonstrate how to be public and theological at one and the same time-and, do so, with special reference to its implications in the Chinese context.

2017

381-404

International Journal of Public Theology

11/4

1569-7320

China

General

Jewish Studies

Philosophy, Theology & Science

politics

Practical Theology

public theology

Religion & Society

Religious Studies

social organizations

Social Sciences

Sociology of Religion

theological

Theology and World Christianity

Zhibin Xie

10.1163/15697320-12341509

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[Article]

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