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Christian Values in Communist China Thisbookarguesthatasnewpoliticalandsocialvaluesareformedinpost-socialist China, Christian values are becoming increasingly embedded in the new post- socialistChineseoutlook.ItshowshowalthoughChristianityisviewedinChina asaforeignreligion,promotedbyChristianmissionariesandassuchatoddswith the official position of the state, Christianity as a source of social and political values–ratherthana faithrequiring adherencetoachurch–isinfacthaving a hugeimpact.Thebookshowshowthesevaluesinformbothofficialanddissident ideologyandprovideakeyunderpinningofmoralityandethicsinthepost-socialist morallandscape. Adoptingavarietyofdifferentangles,thebookinvestigatestheroleChristian thoughtplaysintheofficialdiscourseonmoralityandloveandwhatcontribution Chinese Christians make to charitable projects. It analyses key Christian publicationsanddedicatestwochapterstoChristianintellectualsandtheirimpact on political liberal thinking in China.The concluding chapter highlights gender roles, the role of the Chinese diaspora, and the overlap of the government and ChristianagendainChinatoday.Thebookchallengescommonlyheldviewson contemporary Chinese Christianity as a movement in opposition to the state by showingthediversityandcomplexityofChristianthinkingandthemanyfactors influencingit. GerdaWielanderisaPrincipalLecturerinChineseStudiesattheUniversityof Westminster,UK. 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