![]() | Church Militant: Bishop Kung and Catholic Resistance in Communist Shanghai Subjects: Gong Pinmei 1901–2000; Communism and Christianity -- China -- Shanghai -- History -- 20th century; Communism and Christianity -- Catholic Church -- History -- 20th century; Catholic Church -- China -- Shanghai -- History -- 20th century; Shanghai (China; By 1952 the Chinese Communist Party had suppressed all organized resistance to its regime and stood unopposed, or so it has been believed. Internal party documents--declassified just long enough for historian Paul Mariani to send copies out of China--disclose that one group deemed an enemy of the state held out after the others had fallen. A party report from Shanghai marked "top-secret" reveals a determined, often courageous resistance by the local Catholic Church. Drawing on centuries of experience in struggling with the Chinese authorities, the Church was proving a stubborn match for the party. Mariani Paul P. : Paul P. Mariani is Assistant Professor of History at Santa Clara University. |
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