Results for: Sinicization
Supporting Article
How Zhongguohua Was Adopted as a Path in China’s Current Religious Policy
In 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping (習近平) proclaimed “adherence to the direction of Zhongguohua (中國化, Sinicization) of religions”1 in religious policy. Although the term Zhongguohua was new in his policy, its roots stretch back further, with various uses throughout Chinese history. For instance, the concept of Zhongguohua of Marxism can be traced to Mao […]
Editorials
Whose Zhongguohua Is It Anyway?
Five Voices on Contemporary Sinicization Debates
[…] writing, presenting this issue in a unified format ensures coherence and readability while continuing to reflect the diversity of voices and perspectives shared in these pages. The Sinicization (Zhongguohua, 中國化) of Christianity in China can historically be seen as both a political strategy and a religious negotiation. In 1993, Jiang Zemin mandated that religion […]
Supporting Article
Faith Under Party Rule
The Sinicization of Religion in China
Sinicization is the UFWD’s agenda for Chinese religious associations. All religions are to be Sinicized, even Taoism. But the challenge of bringing “foreign religions” like Christianity and Islam into the Party’s agenda requires increased effort.
Book Reviews
On Rhetorics and Lived Religion
A Review of “The Sinicization of Chinese Religions: From Above and Below”
The Sinicization of Chinese Religions: From Above and Below edited by Richard Madsen . Leiden: Brill, 2021, 192 pages. ISBN-10: 9004465170, ISBN-13: 978-9004465176. Available from Press and Amazon. …Chinese cultures have proven to be enormously resilient in the face of social and political upheavals over the centuries and have shown great capacity for creative […]
Unpacking the Shifting Narrative of Christianity in China
Sinicization, Chinafication, or Zhongguohua?
Sinicization, Chinafication, or Zhongguohua? Defining the term in question goes to the heart of understanding China’s current policy and its effect upon religious believers.
ChinaSource Perspective
What’s in a Name?
Sinicization, Chinafication, or Zhongguohua? Defining the term in question goes to the heart of understanding China’s current policy and its effect upon religious believers.
How to Make the Church Chinese? Three Perspectives
[…] is in China. While most Chinese Christians would likely agree that today's church is already Chinese both in character and leadership, many in the larger society have yet to acknowledge Christianity as genuinely a Chinese religion. The process of Sinicization, this writer argues, involves not only Christians themselves, but also China's intellectual and political elites.
Supporting Article
Countering Infiltration and Going Global
The Dual Strategy of the Sinicization of Christianity
In recent years, the approach to religious affairs has shifted toward the “Sinicization of Christianity.” This strategy is rooted in two key objectives: “countering infiltration” and “going global.”