Citizens of Two Kingdoms: Civil Society and Christian Religion in Greater China

This book examines the complex relationships of civil society and Christianity in Greater China. Different authors investigate to what extent Christians demonstrate the quality of civic virtues and reflect on the difficulties of applying civil society theories to Chinese societies.

About the author

Shun-hing Chan, Ph.D. (1996), is Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University. He has published books and articles on sociology of religion, including Changing Church and State Relations in Hong Kong, 1950-2000 (Hong Kong University Press, 2003).

Jonathan W. Johnson, Ph.D. (2019), is a lecturer in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University. His recent publications address aesthetic judgments, including his chapter in On the Ugly: Aesthetic Exchanges (Cambridge Scholars, 2019).

Product details

• Assisted by: Shun-Hing Chan (Editor), Jonathan W Johnson (Editor), Jonathan W. Johnson (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.04.2021
• EAN: 9789004459335
• ISBN: 978-90-04-45933-5
• No. of pages: 328
• Weight: 673 g
• Series: Religion in Chinese Societies
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works