عنوان

Trends and Reflections

Number

LA126262

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Trends and Reflections

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[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Jianbo Huang, Mengyin Hu, Jianbo Huang, et al.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

Christianity in China has achieved a rapid growth in population since the 1980s. This article mainly reviews empirical studies on Christianity from 2000 to the present. Drawing on statistics from the China Academic Journal Network Publishing Database (cajd), this article begins with an analysis of the trends in both quantity and research interests of large-scale empirical studies. Categories of churches are defined and applied to the analysis of various topics related to Christianity in China and to academic questions addressed by Chinese scholars. The article also discusses theoretical frameworks used to explain the dynamics behind the revival of Christianity and studies of the social functions of Christian churches. In addition, the article reviews investigations of Christianity in social life in contemporary China, studies of religious boundaries and civil society, the causal relationship between Christianity and economic development, its functions in urbanization, and other related subjects. It ends with discussions of Christianity's global dimension, its identity as a global religion, and its relation to the emergence of a global China. Christianity in China has achieved a rapid growth in population since the 1980s. This article mainly reviews empirical studies on Christianity from 2000 to the present. Drawing on statistics from the China Academic Journal Network Publishing Database (cajd), this article begins with an analysis of the trends in both quantity and research interests of large-scale empirical studies. Categories of churches are defined and applied to the analysis of various topics related to Christianity in China and to academic questions addressed by Chinese scholars. The article also discusses theoretical frameworks used to explain the dynamics behind the revival of Christianity and studies of the social functions of Christian churches. In addition, the article reviews investigations of Christianity in social life in contemporary China, studies of religious boundaries and civil society, the causal relationship between Christianity and economic development, its functions in urbanization, and other related subjects. It ends with discussions of Christianity's global dimension, its identity as a global religion, and its relation to the emergence of a global China.

Date of Publication

2019

Physical description

45-70

Title

Review of Religion and Chinese Society

Volume Number

6/1

International Standard Serial Number

2214-3955

Subject Term

Chinese Christianity

Subject Term

empirical studies

Subject Term

research trends

Subject Term

theoretical reflections

Jianbo Huang

Mengyin Hu

Call Number

10.1163/22143955-00601004

Electronic name

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[Article]

275578

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