TY - CHAP
T1 - Governance Crisis and Social Mobilization of the Christian Churches in Hong Kong
AU - Chan, Shun-hing
N1 - Publisher copyright :
© 2009 Selection and editorial matter, Ming Sing; individual chapters, the contributors
PY - 2008/9/15
Y1 - 2008/9/15
N2 - One of the areas in the study of democratization is the relationship between Christianity and democracy. In sociological literature, researchers have argued that the Christian churches are a constructive force facilitating democratization. Many of these researchers have focused on the Protestant churches in the USA. In the early 1980s, researchers studied how the Christian churches helped the development of the civil rights movement,1 and more recent studies have examined how the Christian churches, as faith-based organizations, provide resources for organizing social movements and developing democratization.
AB - One of the areas in the study of democratization is the relationship between Christianity and democracy. In sociological literature, researchers have argued that the Christian churches are a constructive force facilitating democratization. Many of these researchers have focused on the Protestant churches in the USA. In the early 1980s, researchers studied how the Christian churches helped the development of the civil rights movement,1 and more recent studies have examined how the Christian churches, as faith-based organizations, provide resources for organizing social movements and developing democratization.
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U2 - 10.4324/9780203888971-10
DO - 10.4324/9780203888971-10
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84917239103
SN - 9780415469401
SN - 9780415543033
T3 - Routledge Contemporary China Series
SP - 58
EP - 84
BT - Politics and Government in Hong Kong
A2 - Sing, Ming
PB - Routledge
ER -