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House Church Christianity in China

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This chapter introduces the place of religion in general, and Christianity in particular, during the various political changes occurring in China from the advent of communism to the relatively recent shift away from earlier communist policy on religion. The views of other scholars regarding Christianity in China are considered and the scope for comparison with this study is explored. It is suggested that an unintended consequence of the recent and current relaxed government policy on religion and its rapid and extensive urbanization policy combine to encourage Christian expansion, which in turn brings about aspirations for a modern Christian lifestyle.

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    Ding Guangxun (1915–2012) was representative of ‘The Three-Self Patriotic Movement’ and Chinese Literal Theology. He was a vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and member of the National People’s Congress.

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Kang, J. (2016). Introduction. In: House Church Christianity in China. Global Diversities. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30490-8_1

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