The Hong Kong Protests and Political Theology (Religion in the Modern World)

Review
This book represents public theology at its best. It dispels once and for all the myth that theology is an academic exercise done in an ivory tower, and it invites theologians to defend democracy and the freedom of speech. -- Peter C. Phan, Georgetown University
Two distinguished theologians, Kwok Pui-Lan and Francis Ching-wah Yip, give due tribute to the resilience of Hongkongers and the endurance yet precarity of their protests. In collaboration with home and international interlocutors, The Hong Kong Protests and Political Theology is activism in print, in the proud tradition of liberation theologies. -- Sharon A. Bong, Monash University Malaysia
A fine example of contextual theology in Asia 2.0 enhanced by postcolonial thinking. A must-read for everybody interested in political theology in intercultural perspective. -- Volker Küster, author of The Many Faces of Jesus Christ, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Political theology is always a living theology attached to particular life experiences. This volume has contributed to a vital political theology developed from the struggles of all types of people in Hong Kong through their life and death witness. It’s challenging and full of inspiration. -- Huang Po Ho, (Rev. Dr.), director, Academy for Contextual Theologies in Taiwan, moderator, Asian Forum for Theological Movement, Chang Jung Christian University, Taiwan
As part of the series Religion in the Modern World, The Hong Kong Protests and Political Theology edited by Kwok Pui-Lan and Francis Ching-Wah Yip focuses on a particular case of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, which serves as a crack through which one can glimpse many issues and fault lines existent in modern Hong Kong’s religious and political lives…. [T]his collection of thought-provoking essays is the product of an outstanding collaborative work between scholars and activists, Hongkongers and non-Hongkongers. Some chapters can be useful resources for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. Also, the suggested further readings on Hong Kong politics at the end of the volume is immensely helpful for those who want to study more on this topic. ― Reading Religion
The Hong Kong protests that began in the second half of 2019 captured the world’s attention as demonstrations against an extradition bill grew into a larger civil liberties movement. While protests began as peaceful demonstrations, the disproportionate police force with which the government responded escalated the situation to an international crisis.
Kwok Pui-lan and Francis Ching-wah Yip bring together an international cohort to discuss the relation between Christianity and Communism and the neoliberal economy, as well as civil disobedience, religion and social movements, and the roles of the churches in social conflict. This interdisciplinary volume showcases theological reflections by many scholars and activists in Hong Kong.