Paperback / softback. New. ISBN 1581125143 9781581125146 [GB]

ISBN10: 1581125143, ISBN13: 9781581125146, [publisher: Universal Publishers] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This is a sociological and historical analysis of the conflict between the state and the Catholic Church in China between 1949 and 2001 during half of a century of the socialist regime. The relationship began with conflict, followed by accomodation and finally a cooperative spirit had developed for a complex web of political and diplomatic reasons. Never in the past the Catholic Church has shown a rigorous growth under the encouragement of the Communist Party to shape the Church in the image of a indigenous and local church and to minimize the influence of the Vatican. There remains a persistent struggle between the underground church, those who remain loyal to early missionaries and to the Holy See, and the official national church controlled by the Party/State. The authors argue that there is hope that the conflict will eventually disappear as the new leadership in Beijing may one day restore a diplomatic relationship with the Vatican.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]
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