Christians and Building Civil Society in Hong Kong: The Case of the Occupy Movement

Shun Hing  Chan

doi:10.1163/9789004459373_010

Christians and Building Civil Society in Hong Kong: The Case of the Occupy Movement

Shun Hing Chan

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This chapter examines the relationship between the Occupy Central with Love and Peace (OCLP) Movement and building civil society in Hong Kong, as well as the role of Christians in this relationship. Using Robert Putnam’s model of civic community, the author investigates to what extent the OCLP expressed the spirit of civic virtue, which is instrumental in building a civil society. The findings show that the OCLP endeavored to cultivate civic virtues and strengthen civil society in Hong Kong, and Christians played a significant role in advocating the OCLP and supporting universal suffrage.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Citizens of Two Kingdoms
Subtitle of host publication	Civil Society and Christian Religion in Greater China
Editors	Shun Hing Chan, Jonathan W. Johnson
Publisher	Brill
Chapter	8
Pages	200–230
Number of pages	31
ISBN (Electronic)	9789004459373
ISBN (Print)	9789004459335
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004459373_010
Publication status	Published - 6 Apr 2021

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Name	Religion in Chinese Societies
Volume	17
ISSN (Print)	1877-6264

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Christians and Building Civil Society in Hong Kong: The Case of the Occupy Movement. / Chan, Shun Hing .
Citizens of Two Kingdoms: Civil Society and Christian Religion in Greater China. ed. / Shun Hing Chan; Jonathan W. Johnson. Brill, 2021. p. 200–230 (Religion in Chinese Societies; Vol. 17).

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