Religious diversity and public religion in China
Addresses the issue of public religion and its implications in Chinese society. This book explores various normative considerations concerning the appropriate role of religion in public political life in a democratic culture. It draws on the theoretical discourse on religion in the public sphere from Western academics.
VIII, 160 Seiten ; 24 cm
9780754656487, 0754656489
260116493
Contents: Introduction. Part I Theory: The Publicness of Religion and Religion in Public Political Culture: The publicness of religion; Liberal restraint on religion in public political cuture; Criticisms of liberal restraint; Religion in modern democratic pluralistic society. Part II Religion and Its Political Context in China: Religion in China; The political context of religion in China. Part III The Appropriate Role of Religion in Public Political Culture in a Democratic China: A Proposal: Religious liberty and the public role of religion; Religious diversity and Chinese political culture. Conclusion; References; Index.