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Religious Policies in China: A Sociopolitical History

Lecture | September 23 | 4 p.m. | Moses Hall, 223, IIS Conference Room

Speaker/Performer: Fenggang Yang, Associate Professor of Sociology, Purdue University

Sponsors: Religion, Politics and Globalization Program (RPGP)), Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity, Sociology, Department of, East Asian Studies, Institute of (IEAS), Chinese Studies, Center for (CCS)

How has religious policy in China changed since the establishment of the PRC in 1949? In this lecture, Professor Fenggang Yang of Purdue University will detail how past policies have influenced the present relationship between religion and the state. While the market economy has undergone dramatic reforms, religious policy and regulations have remained ideology-based and have changed little since the 1950s.
However, restrictive regulations have not prevented a revival among all kinds of religions in the reform era. Professor Yang will also discuss freedom of religion in China, and preferential treatment for some groups over others by the state.

Event Contact: rpgp@berkeley.edu, 510-642-2474