Biblical and Theological Studies Faculty Works
Christianity and Human Rights in Vietnam: The Case of Ethnic Minorities, 1975-2007
Document Type
Book Chapter
Abstract
"Those who protest injustice are people of true merit."-Ho Chi Minh 1
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV) is a signatory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and has constitutional articles regarding freedom of religion. Since reunification of the two Vietnams in 1976, religious bodies of all kinds have seen some progress in relaxation of government controls on the practice of religion. Without doubt, this progress has been minuscule in the experience of Montagnard Christians in the southern Central Highlands and nearly nonexistent for newer ethnic minority evangelicals, such as the Hmong of northwest Vietnam.2
Department(s)
Biblical and Theological Studies; Religious Studies Program
Publication Title
Christianity and Human Rights: Christians and the Struggle for Global Justice
First Page
195
Last Page
212
Publication Date
2009
ISBN
0739124722
Recommended Citation
Lewis, Jim, "Christianity and Human Rights in Vietnam: The Case of Ethnic Minorities, 1975-2007" (2009). Biblical and Theological Studies Faculty Works. 33.
https://spark.bethel.edu/bible-theology-faculty/33