Results for: Sinicization
Reading Tea Leaves from the 2021 National Religious Work Conference
[…] to keep religion in check, from the Women’s Federation to the workers’ unions. The speech is filled with verbs like analyzing, preparing, and understanding, but mentions “ Sinicization” only twice. Sinicization was still relatively young as a concept, so this isn’t entirely surprising. From 2021 Onward Looking forward, Chinese President and Chinese Communist Party […]
7 Reasons Why Sinicization Is Not Rhetoric This Time
[…] just the house churches. 5. The “Why” (against) The rhetoric has changed a bit as well. Specifically, official propaganda is much more “anti-Western” than in previous campaigns. Sinicization is portrayed as a struggle against the oppression and imperialism of Western powers, especially the United States. In a recent speech, Xu Xiaohong, Chairman of the […]
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The Three-Self Patriotic Movement
Divergent Perspectives and Grassroots Realities
[…] possibility of reconciliation between the socialist system and Protestant theology, whereas by the late 2010s and into 2020 and beyond it is taking the form of “ Sinicization,” the harmonization of Christian theology with traditional Chinese culture, as a way to channel and tame Protestant zeal.3 Nearly any TSPM effort to promote theological change […]
The Sinicization of Religion
When speaking about religious policies, Chinese authorities and official media outlets can throw around a heavily loaded word: “ Sinicization.” In very simple terms, “Sinicization” can mean to “make Chinese” or even “China-fy,” but that’s just on the surface. Going deeper, that word carries stronger connotations related to government intervention in religious activities. For […]
Sinicization: Culture or Politics?
The cultural and political aspects of the Sinicization campaign go hand in hand. At its core, the campaign is all about political control. Yet, given China’s culture of political dominance, it is also very much about culture—a culture of obedience in which religion serves the interests of the state…
Sinicization: China Only for the Chinese
Sinicization attempts to close the Chinese mind to all that is not CCP-approved and to once again shut the window on the world.
“Sinicization” of Christianity—Understanding the Contexts
A look at the political, rhetorical, historical, and theological contexts of sinicization.
Official Protestant Groups Plan Next Five Years of Sinicization
What Does the TSPM/CCC 5-Year Plan Tell Us about the Direction of Official Protestantism?
[…] core, the two plans highlight different purposes. From its beginning, the newer plan sharply stresses Communist Party political goals whereas the previous plan touts “the goal of Sinicization of Christianity is to build a church that exalts Christ and preserves unity.” These phrases—“exalting Christ and preserving unity”—get buried in the new plan in the […]
Persecution and Sinicization in China
A Reading Round-up
[…] Religious Affairs (SARA) was abolished and its duties transferred to the United Work Front Department (UFWD), a Communist Party organ. Finally, the Party has launched a “ Sinicization” campaign, designed to bring all segments of society not just under its control, but to force all segments to align their values with both traditional Chinese […]
3 Questions: Sinicization or Chinafication?
[…] will be other specific regulations on other aspects of religious affairs, such as regulations of religious venues. 3. How do these new regulations relate to the “ Sinicization” campaign? First of all, I think Zhongguohua should not be translated as Sinicization. Sinicization means han-hua, culturally assimilating into the culture of the Han people, the […]