New series explores religion in today’s China.<\/p>\n
Official Chinese surveys now show that nearly one in three Chinese describe themselves as religious, an astonishing figure for an officially atheist country, where religion was banned until three decades ago.<\/p>\n
The last 30 years of economic reform have seen an explosion of religious belief. China’s government officially recognizes five religions: Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Islam and Daoism. The biggest boom of all has been in Christianity, which the government has struggled to control.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In The Land of Mao, A Rising Tide of Christianity<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Is the\u00a0First of five parts in the series: New Believers: A Religious Revolution in China<\/a>\u00a0which also covers Folk Religion, Islam and Buddhism.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New series explores religion in today’s China. Official Chinese surveys now show that nearly one in three Chinese describe themselves as religious, an astonishing figure for an officially atheist country, where religion was banned until three decades ago. The last … Continue reading