Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-203) and index.

Machine generated contents note: " PART ONE -- RELIGIOUSNESS IN CHINESE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT -- Chapter One: Religious Tradition before G -- the Coming of Buddhism -- Early Traditional Indigenous Chinese Notions of Religiousness 13 -- The Humanization of Deity in the Zhou Dynasty17 -- Chapter Two: The Coming of Buddhism and -- the Formation of the San iao Triad -- The Ascendancy of Confucianism and Taoism25 -- Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism-A San jiao Triad 28 -- San iao: The Socio-Political Characterization of Indigenous -- Chinese Religions 31 -- Chapter Three: The Coming of Christianity and -- the Religious Situation in Modern China -- European Colonialism and Christian Missions in China 39 -- Religion in China under Mao's Neo-Marxist Rule40 -- PART TWO -- RELIGION IN HONG KONG UNDER COLONIAL RULE (1842-1997) -- Chapter Four: British Colonial Governance -- and Its Religious Policy -- The Non-Democratic Policy of British Colonialism51 -- The Relationship of Religion and Government in Hong Kong 53 -- / -- Chapter Five: A Descriptive Analysis of -- Religious Development in Hong Kong -- Christianity in H ong Kong. 57 -- Confucianism in Hong Kong 61 -- Buddhism in H ong Kong64 -- Taoism in H ong K ong67 -- Sanjiao in H ong Kong 70 -- The Colloquium of Six Religious Leaders of Hong Kong 74 -- PART THREE -- THE RESURGENCE OF CONFUCIANISM -- IN ASIAN CHINESE SOCIETIES -- Chapter Six: The Resurgence of Confucianism in Mainland China -- Deng's Reform and Its Effect on the Chinese Communist Party's -- Religious Policy 93 -- The Resurgence of Confucianism in Mainland China after -- D eng's R eform 99 -- Chapter Seven: Confucian Authoritarian Governance -- as Articulated by the Singaporean Government -- The Governance of the People's Action Party 107 -- The Justification for Authortarian Rule Offered by -- the Singaporean Governm ent110 -- Chapter Eight: The Advocacy of Confucian -- Values by Tung Cheehwa and the Issue -- of Religious Freedom in Hong Kong -- Hong Kong's First Nineteen Months under Tung Cheehwa's Rule 115 -- The Issue of Religious Freedom during the Political Transition Period: -- 1984-1997 125 -- PART FOUR -- RESTRUCTURING OF RELIGION IN HONG KONG DURING' -- AND AFTER THE POLITICAL TRANSITION -- Chapter Nine: The Socio-Political -- Context of the 1997 Challenge 135 -- Chapter Ten: Responses of Religious -- Groups to the Political Transition -- Response of the San Jiao Triad 141 -- Responses of Christian Groups143 -- Chapter Eleven: Democratization of the Social -- Functions of Religious Groups in Hong Kong4155 -- Chapter Twelve: The Role of the Christian Churches -- in Hong Kong in the New Socio-Political -- Situation of Mainland China and Hong Kong 163 -- Conclusion179 -- Bibliography 187 -- Index 205.

"The transition of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong to the government of the People's Republic of China was a long and arduous process. Although the political and social aspects have been studied at length, this is the first time a variety of religious communities have been considered and studied in depth regarding the changes beginning in 1984 and continuing to the 1997 transfer and beyond. The author has interviewed the prominent religious leaders of Hong Kong, observing and analyzing the responses of Christians, Taoists, Buddhists, and Confucians as to how they were preparing for ministry amid all the new socio-political trends."--Jacket.