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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.

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• Full title: Chinese Catholic Church in Conflict
• Subtitle: 1949-2001
• Author: Professor Beatrice (The University of Hong Kong) Leung
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 364
• EAN: 9781581125146
• ISBN: 9781581125146
• ID: 08744189
• Publisher: Universal Publishers
• Weight: 472 g
• Dimensions: 142 × 215 × 27 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. October 2004

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