Introduction to Religious Issues (Third Edition)

Author: Gong Xuezeng, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book is a theoretical, policy, and practical guide on religion and religious issues, written for a broad audience of Party and government officials, with a particular focus on grassroots-level officials. The authors strive to adhere to the basic principles of Marxist religious views, employing dialectical materialism and historical materialism as their worldview and methodology to analyze fundamental issues in the field of religion. The book emphasizes the connection between theory and practice, especially addressing socially concerned topics with scientific answers. It integrates theory, policy, reality, and knowledge, aiming to be both comprehensive and accessible, with precise and vivid language. The book is divided into three parts: General Theory of Religion, Religion and Social Life, and Religious Issues in Contemporary China, comprising 18 chapters. The first two parts focus on basic theoretical issues, while the third part serves as the core, analyzing contemporary Chinese religious issues in practice.