Religion in China Today
by Foster Stockwell

ISBN: 7800051846
Publisher: New World Press (original 1993, Second revised edition 2007)
In English. 277 pages. paperback
$14.99

This book presents a panorama of religious life today in China. "All of the major religions in the world are practiced in China today and this informative book reviews their status in the PRC." It is based on many interviews with Chinese religious leaders and other investigations conducted at the invitation of the editorial board of the New World Press in Beijing. The book is designed primarily for person in the West who may be planning a visit to China or who have an interest in world religions.

Written from the perspective of pre-Revolutionary memories of China, Stockwell is anxious to correct some of the distorted cold war views that many outside of China still hold regarding religion. Giving the reader a well thought-out overview of religion and Marxism and the role of the state in religious institutions in China, he offers, useful, detailed information on each of the five officially recognized religions in the People's Republic: Taoism, Buddhism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestant Christianity. -ASIAN WEEK

About the Author
Foster Stockwell is a publishing consultant for Chinese publishers and authors. He is also the author of A Sourcebook for Genealogical Research: Resources Alphabetically by Type and Location (2004) and A History of Information Storage and Retrieval (2001). He lives in Des Moines, Washington.