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China's "Christianity Fever" revisited: towards a community-oriented reading of Christian conversions in China
Chinas "Christentum-Fieber" revisited: eine community-orientierte Lesart christlicher Konversion in China
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Abstract Chinese Protestant Christianity has been continually growing over the past three decades, with an estimated one million converts per year. A number of studies have sought to explain this phenomenon. This paper critically reviews existing studies of China's "Christianity Fever" and then outlines the ... mehr
Chinese Protestant Christianity has been continually growing over the past three decades, with an estimated one million converts per year. A number of studies have sought to explain this phenomenon. This paper critically reviews existing studies of China's "Christianity Fever" and then outlines the role of the community as one crucial factor in the conversion process. With its emphasis on communality, as a central element of both Christian theology and the fellowship activities that are part of Christian practice, Protestant Christianity fills a gap opened up by the change in traditional familial and social structures. By discussing specific aspects relating to the communal nature of Christianity, such as familism, elitism, and dynamics at work in face-to-face evangelism, this paper offers an alternative reading of existing studies.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Christentum; Kulturwandel; religiöse Gruppe; Wertorientierung; Protestantismus; China; Kirche; Ostasien; Sozialstruktur; Familie; sozialer Wandel; Rolle; psychologische Theorie; Konversion; evangelische Kirche
Klassifikation
Entwicklungsländersoziologie, Entwicklungssoziologie
Religionssoziologie
Methode
Theorieanwendung; empirisch; historisch; empirisch-quantitativ
Freie Schlagwörter
Social sciences; Christianity; Protestantism; community; Christianity Fever; contemporary
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2010
Seitenangabe
S. 71-109
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 39 (2010) 4
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung