Abstract
In descriptions of their religion, Hong Kong Catholics tend to emphasize the perceived universal character of the Catholic Church. In this report I explore this emphasis by analyzing what this characteristic means for my informants. I argue that the universality of Catholicism gives Hong Kong Catholics meaning in the world in which they live. As residents of the Hong Kong SAR and citizens of the PRC, “Hongkongers” are faced with an uncertain future. In this uncertain situation, they search for a stable anchor. The universal Catholic Church offers them this, by giving them a sense of belonging to a global family of God. This report thus presents a different understanding of what it means to be a Hong Kong resident in today’s world.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 116-132 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Asian anthropology |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Apr 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Keywords
- Catholicism
- Hong Kong
- Hong Kong future
- religious belonging
- universal Catholic Church