Introduction Are the Religions of China Both Pluralistic and Compatible? Chapter 1 The Fundamentally Pluralistic yet Harmonious Character of Religions in China A Faith Grounded in Nature and Custom Pluralism and Its Harmonious Interplay The Subordination of Religion to the Primacy of Government A Civilization of Societal Virtue Chapter 2 Harmony in Confucian, Buddhist and Taoist Thought The Harmony of the Confucians The Harmony of Buddhism The Harmony of Taoism Eclecticism and the Deeper Meaning Chapter 3 Christianity in China: Adaptation to and Confrontation with Pluralistic Harmony Christianity's Conflict and Dialogue with Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism The Chinese Rites Controversy and Imperial Ban of Christianity Chapter 4 Islam in China: Assimilation with Chinese "Harmonious Diversity" Islam and the Confucians, Buddhists and Taoists: Islam in Confucian Terms The Image of Chinese Muslims Chapter 5 Disruption and Reconstruction of the Harmonious Diversity of China's Religions Two Vestiges of Antiquity in China's Modern Religions Reconstruction of Harmonious Diversity Toward a Resurgence The Response of Chinese Christians Chapter 6 The Basic Religious Situation of Contemporary China The Chinese Mainland Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Playing a Positive Role in Serving Society Chapter 7 Does China Really Have Freedom of Religious Belief? Policy Concepts Objective Facts Harmony Among Diversity Chapter 8 Tibet: "Shangri-La" Old Tibet: Not Exactly the Shangri-La of Imagination New Tibet: Refusing to Protect Barbarism and Backwardness The Intersection of Two Fundamental Issues The Ploy of "Autonomy for a Single Race" The "Living Buddha Reincarnation" Chapter 9 Xinjiang and the State of Religious Freedom The History of Religion in Xinjiang Guaranteeing the People's Rights of Religious Freedom Satisfying the Normal Religious Needs of Religious Citizens Administration of Religious Affairs in Accordance with the Law Initiating Religious Exchanges Outside of China Guarding Against and Combating Religious Extremism Bringing into Play the Positive Role of the Religious Community Chapter 10 On Pan-Islamism, Pan-Turkism and Religious Extremism Why Pan-lslamism and Pan-Turkism Exist in Xinjiang Religious Extremism is Not Religion Chapter 11 Staunchly Opposing Evil Cults in the Disguise of Religion Where Cults Come From