Introduction: Christian "civilizing missions" of the past and present -- Theory and history -- "Civilizing missions" and ethnic communities in China -- The Chinese state as a civilizer of ethnic minorities : civilization and religion in Chinese history -- Evangelism and its unintended consequences : Christian missionaries in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- Contemporary "civilizing missions"? -- Christian evangelism in a Tibetan Buddhism community : the Jian Hua Foundation -- Presence evangelism : the Salvation Army -- Secular use of local religion : Oxfam Hong Kong.

"Since the early 1990s, China has witnessed an influx of international NGOs, many of which have Christianity as their foundation. The presence of international Christian agencies in China, however, is not new. Christian missionaries went to China in the age of imperialism. Historians argue the work of missionaries was inextricably linked to the idea of a 'civilizing mission'. This book critically assesses the idea of a Christian 'civilizing mission' over time, and explores the relevance of the idea to the contemporary context. By examining the non-Han people's perception of international Christian agencies, this book advocates the importance of engagement through in-depth dialogue between international Christian NGOs and ethnic communities."--Jacket.

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"本書分為四個部分：“文化社會學，”實踐文化社會學“，”實踐文化心理學“，”設和宗教中的變遷“，向讀者介紹正在發展中的文化社會學領域，文化社會學對當代中國社會的宗教進行學術性研究和貢獻。"--t.p.

1. Cultural sociology. Cultural sociology & religion –- Cultural psychology & religion -– Studying religion in China –- Multiple dilemmas.
2. Practicing cultural sociology. Religion & "habits of the heart" -– Mapping culture & religion: cultural codes, social imaginary, ideology –- New language for a modern China: evolution & national character -– Inculturation: Buddhism & Christianity in China.
3. Practicing cultural psychology. The language of culture & religion: symbol & myth -– The language of culture & religion: ritual -– The cultural self: China & the West –- Destiny & Fate in cultural context .
4. Transformations in society & religion. Cutlural evolution & religion –- The Axial Age: Confucius, Buddha, Socrates –- Humanism in China & the West.

1. China and religion. China’s common spiritual heritage –- Being religious in China: the Three Teachings -- China’s popular religion: surviving and thriving today -– Religions of the Book: finding a home in China.
2. China and the sociology of religion. Emile Durkheim: religion as a source of moral community –- C.K. Yang: China’s diffused religiousness -– Max Weber: Charism and the rationalization of religion -– Fei Xiaotong: Chinese images for Chinese society.
3. Religion in contemporary society. Religious ways of knowing –- Faith-based initiatives in China’s civil society –- Religion and violence–Religion and peacemaking -– The future of religion in a globalizing world.