Religious Regulation and Churches’ Responses—A Case Study on the Anti-Demolition Actions of Christians in Wenzhou
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16901463 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jianzhong Zhu (0000-0001-9686-218X, Chinese University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 344 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel9110344 |
| OpenAlex | W2899584521 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article focuses on the characteristics, causes, and patterns of the anti-demolition actions by churches in Wenzhou. Based on my six field studies from July 2014 to February 2016, I discovered that: (1) these actions are more explicit in Wenzhou churches due to their regional distinctiveness; (2) a wide range of differences can be observed among Wenzhou churches due to their doctrinal diversity; and (3) ‘poor pastors’ have taken the leadership roles in the anti-demolition activities instead of the ‘boss Christians’. Considering the ongoing tension in the Chinese religious environment between central government planning and free market operation, the author points out that the pastoral district system in Wenzhou plays a very important role in anti-demolition and offers the ‘cost–benefit’ exchange theory to explain the pattern of the anti-demolition activities by Wenzhou churches
Archaeology · Business · Demolition · Geography · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Political science · Sociology · Law · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |