Religious organizations and democratization: case studies from contemporary Asia
By: edited by Tun-jen Cheng and Deborah A. Brown.
Contributors: Cheng, Tun-jen.; Brown, Deborah A.
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Armonk, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Religion and politics -- Asia.; Democracy -- Asia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"An East gate book."
Table of contents: title: The roles of religious organizations in Asian democratization / Tun-jen Cheng and Deborah A. Brown; title: The Falun Gong : religious and political implications / Julia Ching; title: "Buddhism for the human realm" and Taiwanese democracy / André Laliberté; title: New karma: Buddhism and democratization in Thailand / David Ambuel; title: The Presbyterian church in the formation of Taiwan's democratic society, 1945-2004 / Murray A. Rubinstein; title: Christian churches and democratization in South Korea / Hyug Baeg Im; title: The limits of conservative church reformism in the democratic Philippines / Coeli M. Barry; title: Hong Kong's Catholic church and the challenge of democratization in the SAR / Deborah A. Brown; title: Islam and democratic transition in Indonesia / Greg Barton; title: Democracy, the "Islamic State," and embedded realities in Malaysia / Patricia Martinex; title: The Soka Gakkai's critical role in the rapidly changing world of postwar Japanese politics / Daniel A. Metraux.