Theological reflections on the Hong Kong umbrella movement. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Justin K.H. Tse, Jonathan Y. Tan, editors.
• Editors: Tse, Justin K. H; Tan, Jonathan Y
• Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Umbrella Movement and Liberation Theology; Notes; Part I: A Primer on Occupying Hong Kong; Chapter 2: The Umbrella Movement and the Political Apparatus: Understanding "One Country, Two Systems"; Introduction: Priming Hong Kong; Placing the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; "Gradual and Orderly Progress": Universal Suffrage and the Legal Apparatus of "One Country, Two Systems." Legislative Council and the Civil Human Rights Front: Functional Constituencies, Pan-democratic Legislators, and the Theological Problem of RepresentationThe Chief Executive Elections: Functional Constituencies, Private Property, and the Theological Question of Participation; Is the Court of Final Appeal Final? Judicial Autonomy and Theological Reflections on Minority Rights; The SAR Apparatus and Theologies of Protest: Toward the Umbrella Movement; The Umbrella Movement and Occupy Central: An Orientation. Occupy Central with Love and Peace: Democratic Deliberation and the Idea of Civil Disobedience in 2013-2014The Umbrella Movement: Practicing Civil Disobedience in a Leaderless Movement; Conclusion: Toward Theological Reflection on the Umbrella Movement; Notes; Part II: Theological Reflections on the Umbrella Movement; Chapter 3: Solidarity and Division Among Hong Kong People in the Occupy Movement: Reflection from a Hong Kong Catholic Perspective; Introduction: Catholic Social Teaching and the Occupy Movement; The Occupy Movement: A Struggle for Democracy and Justice. How the Occupy Movement Began: Student Strikes Against "Small Circle" ElectionsPolice Violence: The Urge for More People to Come out; Democracy and Social Justice: Underlying Social and Political Issues in Hong Kong; Theological and Ethical Reflections: The Occupy Movement and Catholic Social Teaching; Democracy and Political Participation; Conscience and Civil Disobedience; The Common Good; Solidarity and Love; Dialogue; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 4: Radical Inclusion in the Umbrella Movement: Interstitial Integrity and the New Pentecostal Rebirth of Hong Kong. Radical Inclusion in Occupy Central with Love and Peace and the Umbrella MovementThe Rebirth of Hong Kong: Two Reflections on the Inner Conscience of the Umbrella Movement; The Awakening of the Younger Generation: From Ruled Subjects to Free Citizens; Civil Disobedience and Conscience: The Development of a New Inner Consciousness; Awakening a New Theological Consciousness: Faith and Radical Inclusion; The Radical Inclusiveness of the Umbrella Movement: A New Pentecostal Experience; The New Pentecostal Experience as a Faith Challenge: Practical Eschatology and Hong Kong Christianity.
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 184 pages)
• Subjects: 306.0951; Protest movements -- China -- Hong Kong; Student movements -- China -- Hong Kong; Direct election -- China -- Hong Kong; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Direct election; Politics and government; Protest movements; Student movements; Hong Kong (China) -- Politics and government -- 1997-; China -- Hong Kong; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781349948468; 1349948462; 1349948454; 9781349948451
• Related ISBNs: 9781349948451
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 5, 2016).
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