Sino-Vatican Relations : Problems in Conflicting Authority, 1976-1986 (Paperback)

Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The cultural encounter of China and Catholicism (1552?1949); 3. The Vatican's Ostpolitik; 4. The CCP and the Catholic Church before and after 1949; 5. The religious policy of China in the modernisation era; 6. Constraints on the freedom of the Catholic religion; 7. Sino-Vatican relations in the modern era; 8. Negotiations and concerns; 9. Conclusion; 10. Postscript; Abbreviations; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.