People, communities, and the Catholic Church in China / Cindy Yik-yi Chu, Paul P. Mariani, editors.
This book explores the Chinese Catholic Church as a whole as well as focusing on particular aspects of its activities, including diplomacy, politics, leadership, pilgrimage, youths, and non-Chinese Catholics in China. It discusses Sino-Vatican relations and the rationale behind the decisions taken b...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2020]
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| Series: | Christianity in modern China (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm)).
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| Online Access: | Springer Humanities and Social Science eBook Collection 2020 English/International |
| Summary: | This book explores the Chinese Catholic Church as a whole as well as focusing on particular aspects of its activities, including diplomacy, politics, leadership, pilgrimage, youths, and non-Chinese Catholics in China. It discusses Sino-Vatican relations and the rationale behind the decisions taken by Pope Francis with regard to the appointment of bishops in China. The book also examines important changes and personalities in the Chinese Church, the Catholic organizations, and the Catholic communities in the Church, offering a key read for researchers and graduate students studying the Chinese Catholic Church, the Church in Asia, and religion in contemporary China. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 157 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9811516782 9789811516788 9811516790 9789811516795 |