Language:

The Rise of a Chinese House Church: The Organizational Weapon

The China quarterly (London), 2013-09, Vol.215 (215), p.572-589 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © The China Quarterly 2013 ;School of Oriental and African Studies, 2013 ;ISSN: 0305-7410 ;EISSN: 1468-2648 ;DOI: 10.1017/S0305741013000684

Full text available

Citations Cited by

Actions
1. Add to My Research
2. Remove from My Research
3. E-mail
4. Print
5. Permalink
6. Citation
7. EasyBib
8. EndNote
9. RefWorks
10. Delicious
11. Export RIS
12. Export BibTeX

Title:
The Rise of a Chinese House Church: The Organizational Weapon
Author: Koesel, Karrie J.
Subjects: Bolshevism ; China ; Chinese languages ; Christianity ; Churches ; Communism ; Communist Parties ; Housing authorities ; Innovation ; Innovations ; Organizational change ; Organizational structure ; Peoples Republic of China ; Politics ; Power ; Protestant churches ; Protestantism ; Protestants ; Recycling ; Religion ; Religious conversion ; Religious organizations ; Weapons
Is Part Of: The China quarterly (London), 2013-09, Vol.215 (215), p.572-589
Description: This article investigates the similarities between the organizational innovation of one underground Protestant house church in China and the rise of early communist parties. Much like the spread of communism, the organizational tactics of the church are designed to protect it in a hostile political environment. The different levels are insulated from each other, with limited knowledge of the members above and below. In this way, if anyone is raided by the authorities, the others can continue to function with little interruption. Thus, the highly touted “organizational weapon” developed by the Bolsheviks and recycled, for example, by the Chinese Communist Party in their struggle for power, has resurfaced many years later. However, this time it has been adopted by a religious “vanguard.”
Publisher: Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0305-7410
EISSN: 1468-2648
DOI: 10.1017/S0305741013000684
Source: ProQuest Central

Back to results list


INSPIRE LIBRARY - TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY	(84-028) 37 755 057	Feedback
19 Nguyen Huu Tho St. Dist.7, HCM	thuvien@tdtu.edu.vn	Feedback

The Rise of a Chinese House Church: The Organizational Weapon

Copyright © The China Quarterly 2013 ;School of Oriental and African Studies, 2013 ;ISSN: 0305-7410 ;EISSN: 1468-2648 ;DOI: 10.1017/S0305741013000684

Searching Remote Databases, Please Wait