PENTECOSTAL CHRISTIANITY AND CHURCH-STATE RELATIONS IN CHINA: THE CASE OF THE TRUE JESUS CHURCH MOVEMENT
In-depth study of the True Jesus Church, a completely indigenous Pentecostal Chinese religious group that has experienced dramatic growth in recent years, reveals the complex and diverse reality of variation in church-state relationships in China. The True Jesus Church is distinct in that, in many regions, it is not a part of the overall "Three-Self Patriotic Movement" structure, nor does it belong to the "house church" movement. In China today, a society where an overarching rule-of-law system is missing, fates of religious congregations often lie in the hands of local bureaucrats. The quality of relationships-the "Guanxi"- with the local government often determines the degree of freedom for religious practices.
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2013
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Authors: | Autry, Jiexia Zhai |
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The Review of Faith & International Affairs. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1557-0274. - Vol. 11.2013, 3, p. 40-51
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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