London (ENI). Increasing interest in Christianity among Chinese intellectuals is transforming the country's religions landscape, says Edmond Tang, an academic and consultan on China for Britich and Irish churches. "Today it is an open secret that Christian fellowships, a new kind of 'house church', run by Chinese professors and students, are active in most Chinese universities," said Tang in comments marking the relaunch of the China Study Journal, a publication analysing religious policy in China. More than 30 academics faculties and research centres in China are now dedicated to the study of a "once maligned religion", whereas a few years ago there were only three, Tang noted.
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