Carrying out religious charity is an important part of Catholic activities in China and an important way to develop religious affairs, and it is of great significance to the social development and transformation of Hunan Province in modern times (1840–1948). Since China’s modern times, the history of Catholic Charity in Hunan Province has played an extremely important role in modern Chinese Catholic history. This paper focuses on the interaction between the historical development and changes of Catholic philanthropy in modern Hunan Province and the society in Hunan Province at that time, as well as the historical experience of the development of contemporary religious philanthropy. By sorting out the historical development context of Hunan Province Catholic charity during this period, this paper explores the historical role and reference experience of Hunan Province Catholic charity on the social development of Hunan from the perspectives of the education charity, the medical charity, and the relief cause. It is helpful to derive the relevant historical experience and beneficial direction of the development of China’ s religious charity, in order to provide certain reference significance for the development of contemporary religious governance and religious charity.
Key words: history of Catholic charity, China, Hunan Province, modern China, religious function
DOI: 10.22250/20728662_2023_2_15
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Xingyang Huang – Master (Public Administration), School of Business of Macau University of Science and Technology; Macau, 999078, China; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |