WFU guest lecturer to discuss ‘The Catholic Church and Civil Society in China’

By Jacob McConnico
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October 16, 2003

Richard P. Madsen, professor of sociology and chair of the program in Chinese studies at the University of California at San Diego, will discuss the topic “The Catholic Church and Civil Society in China” at Wake Forest University at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 22. The free, public lecture will be held in Room 102 of Scales Fine Arts Center.

The lecture, sponsored by the political science and religion departments, the dean’s office and the Center for International Studies, will include discussion of whether the Chinese Catholic church can contribute to the formation of a civil society in China.

Madsen, who has gained international recognition as one of the authors of “Habits of the Heart” and “The Good Society,” is working on a new book titled “The World of God: the Catholic Church and Civil Society in China.”

He serves on the board of directors of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and has been on the editorial board for the academic journal Chinese Sociology and Anthropology. He serves as associate director of the Center for Democratization and Economic Development at the University of California at San Diego.

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