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
Citation
TSE, Justin K. H.. (2020). One family, many systems? Ecumenical alliances and the defense of the domestic in post-handover Hong Kong. In Gathered in My Name: Ecumenism in the World Church (pp. 105-124). Eugene, OR: Cascade Books.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3491
Additional URL
https://worldcat.org/isbn/9781532685583