Three-Self Patriotic Movement

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The Three-Self Patriotic Movement is a state-sanctioned Protestant organization in China that promotes self-governance, self-support, and self-propagation of churches under government oversight.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian organization in China
religious organization
state-sanctioned Protestant organization
activity organizing Protestant worship within legal framework
publishing religious materials under state regulation
religious education under government oversight
aimsTo eliminate foreign missionary control of Chinese churches
alignedWith policies of the Chinese Communist Party
associatedWith China Christian Council NERFINISHED
country China
foundedAfter establishment of the People’s Republic of China
foundedInPeriod early 1950s
hasMembership registered Protestant clergy
registered Protestant congregations
headquartersLocation Beijing
historicalContext Cold War anti-imperialist campaigns in China
ideology three-self principles
influences structure of Protestant church life in mainland China
languageOfWork Chinese
legalStatus officially recognized religious body
monitoredBy United Front Work Department of the CCP NERFINISHED
motto self-governance
self-propagation
self-support
movementType patriotic religious movement
nativeNameLanguage Chinese
operatesUnder Chinese Communist Party NERFINISHED
State Administration for Religious Affairs NERFINISHED
opposedTo unregistered house churches
parentOrganization Chinese Communist Party United Front system NERFINISHED
policy sinicization of Christianity
principle self-governance of churches
self-propagation of churches
self-support of churches
purpose to place Protestant churches under state oversight
to promote loyalty to the Chinese state among Protestants
to reduce foreign influence in Chinese Protestant churches
recognizedBy Government of the People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED
regulates registered Protestant churches in China
regulatoryRole approval of church buildings for registered Protestants
coordination of church-state relations for Protestants in China
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
religiousDenomination various Protestant denominations
scope nationwide in mainland China
shortName TSPM NERFINISHED
subjectOf debates on religious freedom in China
supervises ordination of Protestant clergy in registered churches
theological education in registered Protestant seminaries

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