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Karrie Koesel on House Churches in China

Tags: Chinese Communist Party, communism, Confucianism, Cultural Revolution, faith healing, glossolalia, house churches, Mao Zedong, Matzu, Pentecostalism, Templeton Foundation, Three Self Patriotic Movement, Vladimir Lenin

Prof. Karrie Koesel (U of Oregon) explores the “house church” movement in China, revealing how these clandestine religious groups are formed and operate in an environment that is not necessarily hospitable to independent religious organizations. We note some of the penalties that can accrue if such churches are discovered, but also discover that many of these churches exist in a “gray” market with the tacit approval of local government officials. We end our discussion with some speculation about how religion may be changing Chinese society and politics.

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Catherine Wanner on Religion in Russia

Tags: atheism, communism, Josef Stalin, Mikhail Gorbachev, religious freedom, religious liberty, religious persecution, Russia, Russian Orthodox Church, secularization, Soviet Union, Ukraine, Vladimir Lenin

The history of religion in Russia and the Ukraine from the Bolshevik Revolution to present is the topic of discussion with Catherine Wanner, associate professor of history, anthropology and religious studies at the Pennsylvania State University. How did religious life under communism condition the religious landscape of these two countries today? (To download, right click on the button to the right and choose “save target as….”)

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