Converts to Civil Society - 9781481300322

Converts to Civil SocietyChristianity and Political Culture in Contemporary Hong Kong\nAuthor(s): Lida V. Nedilsky\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Baylor University Press, United States\nImprint: Baylor University Press\nISBN-13: 9781481300322, 978-1481300322\nSynopsis\nLida V. Nedilsky captures the public ramifications of a personal, Christian faith at the time of Hong Kong's pivotal political turmoil. From 1997 to 2008, in the much-anticipated reintegration of Hong Kong into Chinese sovereignty, she conducted detailed interviews of more than fifty Hong Kong people and then followed their daily lives, documenting their involvement at the intersection of church and state.\n\nCitizens of Hong Kong enjoy abundant membership options, both social and religious, under Hong Kong's free market culture. Whether identifying as Catholic or Protestant, or growing up in religious or secular households, Nedilsky's interviewees share an important characteristic: a story of choosing faith. Across the.