One family, many systems? Ecumenical alliances and the defense of the domestic in post-handover Hong Kong

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

12-2020

Abstract

Amidst preparations for Pope Francis's 2015 Synod on the Family, the Catholic bishop of Hong Kong at the time, John Cardinal Tong Hon, commented about divisions within the domestic spheres of the spheres of the faithful in his 2014 Christmas pastoral letter. Hon touched on a central nerve of contemporary Chinese societies, especially in the particular year of 2014. He noted that some members of families in Hong Kong have become hostile towards one another because of differences in opinions regarding public issues relating to the Umbrella Movement. The issue of ecumenical concerns about the family in Hong Kong will be one to watch.

Keywords

Family relations, politics, ideologies, ecumenism, Hong Kong

Discipline

Asian Studies | Family, Life Course, and Society | Politics and Social Change | Religion

Research Areas

Humanities

Publication

Gathered in My Name: Ecumenism in the World Church

Editor

Willliam T. Cavanaugh

First Page

105

Last Page

124

ISBN

9781532685583

Publisher

Cascade Books

City or Country

Eugene, OR

Additional URL

https://worldcat.org/isbn/9781532685583

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