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.
The Chinese Catholic Church in Changing Times.- An Overview of the Catholic Church in Post-Mao China.- The Development of the Underground Church in Post-Mao China.- Bishop Jin Luxian and the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association of Shanghai.- Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun of Hong Kong.- The Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Sinense from 1976 to Present.- The Jinde Charities Foundation of Hebei Province and Catholic Charities in China.- Recent Developments of Youth Ministry in China.- The Sheshan Miracle and Its Interpretations.
This book & makes a very valuable contribution towards a greater understanding of the Catholic Church and its dealings with China today from the viewpoints of policies, people, organizations and communities. & This is an important book in providing an understanding of the events since the 1980s that preceded this agreement and it gives some grounds for hope. (Patricia Madigan, Orientalistische Literaturzeitung, Vol. 115 (4-5), 2020)
This is an exemplary collection of chapters that explain the historical vicissitudes that have troubled Chinas Catholic community for several decades. This volume wlSS
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