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Zusatztext This book will be invaluable for those interested in secularization theory. It situates the cases of post-communist Russia and China firmly within ‘Bergerian’ debates in the sociology of religion. Informationen zum Autor Christopher Marsh is Professor of Political Science and Director of the J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies at Baylor University. The author of several books, including Unparalleled Reforms: China's Rise, Russia's Fall, and the Interdependence of Transition (Lexington Books, 2005), he also serves as editor of the Journal of Church & State (Oxford UP). Dr. Marsh speaks Russian and Chinese and has conducted field research across Eurasia. Klappentext This comparative survey of the secularization policies of the Soviet Union and China looks at the suppression, survival, and revival of religion in both countries. > Vorwort This comparative survey of the secularization policies of the Soviet Union and China looks at the suppression, survival, and revival of religion in both countries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: From Forced Secularization to Desecularization 1. The Theological Roots of Militant Atheism 2. Evicting God: Forced Secularization in the Soviet Union 3. Faith in Defiance: The Persistence of Religion under Scientific Atheism 4. Russia's Religious Renaissance 5. China's Third Opium War: The CCP's Struggle With Religion 6. Keeping the Faith: The Persistence of Religious Life in Communist China 7. From Religious Anesthesia to Jesus Fever Conclusion: Man, The State, and God
