Religious Revivals Have Been Spreading Across Various Areas of the World

question 64

Essay

Religious revivals have been spreading across various areas of the world. In some countries, such as China, however, the government faces a dilemma. How might religion threaten a government? How would a religious revival act as an antagonistic force to an established government? What kinds of strategies has the Chinese government seemed to use in order to avoid religion as a threat and still allow it to be practiced? What do you think are the underlying forces spurring the religious revival, what direction do you think it will take in the future, and what forces do you think will affect the future direction? Do you think religion will eventually die out in the future? Why or why not?

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