Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this convenient resource provides systematic information on how China deals with the role religion plays or can play in society, the legal status of religious communities and institutions, and the legal interaction among religion, culture, education, and media. After a general introduction describing the social and historical background, the book goes on to explain the legal framework in which religion is approached. Coverage proceeds from the principle of religious freedom through the rights and contractual obligations of religious communities; international, transnational, and regional law effects; and the legal parameters affecting the influence of religion in politics and public life. Also covered are legal positions on religion in such specific fields as church financing, labour and employment, and matrimonial and family law. A clear and comprehensive overview of relevant legislation and legal doctrine make the book an invaluable reference source and very useful guide. Succinct and practical, this book will prove to be of great value to practitioners in the myriad instances where a law-related religious interest arises in China. Academics and researchers will appreciate its value as a thorough but concise treatment of the legal aspects of diversity and multiculturalism in which religion plays such an important part.
Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this convenient resource provides systematic information on how China deals with the role religion plays or can play in society, the legal status of religious communities and institutions, and the legal interaction among religion, culture, education, and media. After a general introduction describing the social and historical background, the book goes on to explain the legal framework in which religion is approached. Coverage proceeds from the principle of religious freedom through the rights and contractual obligations of religious communities; international, transnational, and regional law effects; and the legal parameters affecting the influence of religion in politics and public life. Also covered are legal positions on religion in such specific fields as church financing, labour and employment, and matrimonial and family law. A clear and comprehensive overview of relevant legislation and legal doctrine make the book an invaluable reference source and very useful guide. Succinct and practical, this book will prove to be of great value to practitioners in the myriad instances where a law-related religious interest arises in China. Academics and researchers will appreciate its value as a thorough but concise treatment of the legal aspects of diversity and multiculturalism in which religion plays such an important part.
Using the metaphor of ‘constitutional space’, this thought-provoking book describes the confluence and convergence of powers in a constitutional system, comprised of the principled exercise of the legislative, executive and judicial powers of constitutional government. Addressing the issues surrounding the freedom of religion or belief, the book explores the dimensions of constitutional space and the content of this freedom, as well as comparative approaches to defining and protecting this freedom.
Chinese Law and Religion Monitor (July-December 2018) By ChinaAid Association In February 2018, China passed its new 'Religious Affairs Regulations' on its citizens. These new regulations impose further restrictions on its people, which now further encompasses unrelenting restrictions pertaining to China's education of its children. In view of this situation, this 2018 Fall-Winter issue of the Chinese Law and Religion Monitor will analyze the current situation of children's education in China. This issue contains the following articles and reports: 1. In Children's Right to Religious Instruction and to Education about Religion, is by Professor of International Law and Religion Jeroen Temperman's expertise in International Law . 2. In Religious Freedom in Education?, Charles L. Glenn challenges the assumption that a faith-based education tends to make students unfit to be citizens of a liberal democracy. 3. Wang Yi's article, Is it legal for the church to run a school? His argument is that the people in China are facing the clash of the Christian faith with the Constitution of China. 4. In When the nest is overturned, can the eggs in it stay unbroken?" An overview of religious education for children in China, writer Meng Yuanxin details the CPC's history of forcing the separation of education from religion and how the children's religious education in China is gradually disappearing from the public-school system. 5. Katherine A. Capps' article, Liberty of Children's Religious Education in China at Risk, analyzes how China is in clear violation of multiple international documents and how these violations ultimately affect the Chinese children's right to religious education. 6. Japanese writer Sato Chitose's article, ZuoTeng Qian Sui, investigates the situation of the support and education of orphans and disabled children in the Christian "house church" and the Catholic "underground church" that are not registered with the government. 7. "Original material of BaFu school Events" focuses on a religious school which is percecuted by local gorvernment for being a religious school. 8. "Notice - Maizhong Academy" -stated that the Maizhong Academy was investigated and told to rectify all their violations, which included them providing education illegally to children. 9. "Notice - Henan Provincial Catholic Patriotic Committee, Henan Provincial Catholic Committee on Educational Affairs" - says plainly that children are barred from entering a place of worship. 10. In Xinjiang Authorities Jail Uyghur Imam Who Took Son to Unsanctioned Religious School, the writer explains the CPC's determination to control the hearts of the Chinese people. 11. In Uyghur Schoolchildren, Parents Forced to Abstain From Fasting During Ramadan, the writer details the intrusion of the CCP into the families right to Religious Liberty. 12. "Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region's Bureau of Education's Regulations about Banning On-campus Religious Activities" - This document displays the official stance concerning Religious Liberty in China, even before the new regulations came out in 2018. 13. "The Ministry of Education's Opinions about How to Properly Handle Religion's Disruption of School Education in Ethnic Minority Regions" - This is another CCP document that clearly shows the determined and continual restriction of the child's right to religious education. 14. In Discrimination on the Basis of Religion or Belief in Education, is from Christian Solidarity Worldwide conducted a thorough report around the world. 15. it is In part III of Special Rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt's Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. To summarize, this particular issue of the Chinese Law and Religion Monitor contains carefully selected articles and reports that show the obvious disregard for the international human right pertaining to the religious education of children in China.
This book analyzes the interaction of religion, society, and governance in China - suggesting it is much more subtle and complex than common convention suggests. The edited work addresses civic engagement, religion, Christianity, and the rule of law in contemporary Chinese society.
The speed and the scale with which traditional religions in China have been revived and new spiritual movements have emerged in recent decades make it difficult for scholars to stay up-to-date on the religious transformations within Chinese society. This unique atlas presents a bird’s-eye view of the religious landscape in China today. In more than 150 full-color maps and six different case studies, it maps the officially registered venues of China’s major religions - Buddhism, Christianity (Protestant and Catholic), Daoism, and Islam - at the national, provincial, and county levels. The atlas also outlines the contours of Confucianism, folk religion, and the Mao cult. Further, it describes the main organizations, beliefs, and rituals of China’s main religions, as well as the social and demographic characteristics of their respective believers. Putting multiple religions side by side in their contexts, this atlas deploys the latest qualitative, quantitative and spatial data acquired from censuses, surveys, and fieldwork to offer a definitive overview of religion in contemporary China. An essential resource for all scholars and students of religion and society in China.
The Battle for China’s Spirit is the first comprehensive analysis of its kind, focusing on seven major religious groups in China that together account for over 350 million believers: Chinese Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Tibetan Buddhism, and Falun Gong. The study examines the evolution of the Communist Party’s policies of religious control, how they are applied differently to diverse faith communities, and how citizens are responding to these policies. The study—which draws on hundreds of official documents and interviews with religious leaders, lay believers, and scholars—finds that Chinese government controls over religion have intensified since November 2012, seeping into new areas of daily life. Yet millions of religious believers defy official restrictions or engage in some form of direct protest, at times scoring significant victories. The report explores how these dynamics affect China’s overall social, political, and economic environment, while offering recommendations to both the Chinese government and international actors for how to increase the space for peaceful religious practice in a country where spirituality has been deeply embedded in its culture for millennia.
