Resistance Under Communist China

1          Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1         Argument in Brief: Marketing Activism under Authoritarianism

1.2         Religious Protesters, Advocates and Opportunists

1.3         Methods and Mechanisms

1.4         Approach to this Topic

2          Chapter 2 Facilitating Activism in a Strong Authoritarian State

2.1         The "Secret Handshake" in an Authoritarian State

2.2         Network Spiral and Opportunity Spiral: The Debates

2.3         Marketing Transnational Religious Activism: Internalization

2.4         Opportunity, Incentives, and "Cheap Talk"

3          Chapter 3 China's Religious Affairs Policy

3.1         Anti-imperialism and the Three-Self Doctrine

3.2         Christian Disobedience in the Reform Era

3.3         Sinicization in Xi's Time

4          Chapter 4 United Front Work and Religious Affairs Institutions

4.1         The Source of Rigidity: Religious Affairs Institutions

4.2         The Source of Opportunity: the Discourse of Religious Freedom

5          Chapter 5 A Tale of Four Cities: Transnational Christian Activism in the Heartland

5.1         Christian Activism in Two Directions

5.2         City H & W: From Outdoor Worship to Backdoor Listing

5.3         City T & S: Activism from the Establishment

5.4         Is Catholic Activism Different?

6          Chapter 6 Buddha vs. Jesus: The Transnationalism of Traditional Religions

6.1         Christian and Buddhist TANs in Comparison

6.2         Humanistic Buddhism and Tzu-Chi's Global Activism

6.3         Taoism and Yiguandao's Evasive Resistance

6.4         Revisiting the TAN Paradigm

7          Chapter 7 Go Beyond Religion and China

7.1         Religious Affiliations of Chinese Political Prisoners

7.2         Social Activism in Nine Provincial Regions

7.3         Comparing Christian Transnationalism in China and Vietnam

8          Chapter 8 Conclusion

8.1         Empowerment from the Bottom