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Christianity and the Chinese in Indonesia

Ethnicity, Education and Enterprise

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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The field of religions of Indonesia is dominated by the sheer size of the population of Muslims, which represent 87 percent of the Indonesian population. Christians form the second largest religious group and represent the largest concentration of members of minority ethnic groups with 7 percent represented by Protestants, 3 percent by Catholics. Christianity in Indonesia is an understudied topic; comprehensive works on the topic were published over a decade ago and despite the growing importance of Christianity as a minority religion in the country, there has been little published work in English on the subject in the last decade. If Christianity in Indonesia has not been sufficiently considered, works published in English on Christianity among the ethnic Chinese in Indonesia are even scarcer, notwithstanding the fact that almost half of the Chinese minority are either Protestant or Catholic. This volume fills a scholarly gap by addressing three aspects of Christianity in urban Indonesia: ethnicity (focusing on the ethnic Chinese), education (on private Christian schools) and enterprise (on the capital and class featured in charismatic/ Pentecostal churches). The author addresses issues of state-religion relations and state policy on religion; contested religious space; elite Chinese philanthropy; evangelism and multiculturalism; citizenship education; and Christian faith aspirations. The thirteen essays, which include material previously published in journals, narrate the social reality of urban Christians in contemporary Indonesia, and is essential reading for Asian Studies scholars.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-06-01
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt470 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieLiverpool Library of Asian & Asian American Studies
Antal sidor312
FörlagLiverpool University Press
ISBN9781789761559

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Chang-Yau Hoon is Professor of Anthropology at the Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalama, Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and an Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia. He chairs the Academic Board of the Brunei Research Institute at the College of ASEAN Studies, Guangxi University for Nationalities, China. He specializes in the Chinese diaspora, identity politics, multiculturalism, and religious and cultural diversity in contemporary Southeast Asia. His latest books are: Contesting Chineseness: Ethnicity, Identity, and Nation in China and Southeast Asia (with YK Chan, 2021, Springer); Christianity and the Chinese in Indonesia: Ethnicity, Education and Enterprise (2023, Liverpool University Press); Southeast Asia in China: Historical Entanglements and Contemporary Engagements (with YK Chan, 2023, Lexington Press); and Stability, Growth and Sustainability: Catalysts for Socio-economic Development in Brunei Darussalam (with A. Ananta and M. Hamdan, 2023, ISEAS Publishing).

‘Chinese Indonesian Christians, although not a numerically large community, are a significant and influential group within Indonesia’s rich ethnic and religious mix. Chang-Yau Hoon’s book knowledgeably navigates the complex history and socio-economic positioning of the Chinese Christians within the religious politics of Muslim-dominated Indonesia. At varying times personal, thoughtful and erudite, the essays collectively offer a valuable insight into the lived experiences and social structures of this important group of people.’ Robbie B. H. Goh, Provost, Singapore University of Social Sciences; author of Protestant Christianity in the Indian Diaspora (2018) and Christianity in Southeast Asia (2005)