The Catholic Church in Taiwan
Birth, Growth and Development
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Beschreibung
This book provides a ground breaking interdisciplinary study of the Catholic Church in Taiwan, focusing on the post 1949 Civil War in China through to the present day, and discusses the role played by the Catholic Church in contemporary Taiwanese society. It considers the situation of the Catholic church of Taiwan during the Japanese Occupation, Taiwan-Vatican Relations from 1949 onwards and triangular Relations among the Vatican, Taiwan and China during Tsai Ing-wen’s Administration. Written from a wide range of perspectives, from history and international relations to literature, philosophy, and education, this volume offers an important perspective on the birth and development of the Catholic Church in Taiwan, contributing a key work to religious studies in the Greater China Region.
Provides a comprehensive study of the birth and evolution of the Catholic Church in Taiwan
Examines the relationship between Taiwan, China and the Vatican
Provides a key contribution to religious studies in the Greater China Region
Provides a comprehensive study of the birth and evolution of the Catholic Church in Taiwan Examines the relationship between Taiwan, China and the Vatican Provides a key contribution to religious studies in the Greater China Region
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Francis K.H. So
Themen in »The Catholic Church in Taiwan«
Taiwan Catholicism Catholic Church Inculturation Liturgical Indigenization Church-State relations Forms of Evangelization Oriental Spirituality Taiwan Catholic Church History Focolare in Taiwan Bridging Endeavor with China Literature and Religion religion and society
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“This timely and insightful essay collection balances the study of the institutionalization of Catholicism in Taiwan with a sociocultural analysis of the Catholic faithful.” (Joseph Tse-Hei Lee, Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 70 (2), April, 2019)
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