The Devil and Communist China: From Mao Down to Xi
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Drawing on decades of expertise, Mosher argues that the animating force behind communist rule in China is not merely political ambition, but a deeper rebellion against God, moral order, and every authority higher than the state. Tracing this pattern from Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping, the book shows how the regime has cultivated an all-consuming demand for loyalty that reaches into the very sanctuary of the human conscience. Mosher explores the replacement of Christian worship with political indoctrination, the systematic confiscation of Bibles, and the elevation of party leaders into quasi-sacred figures. This is a sobering study of tyranny, idolatry, and the profound spiritual cost of a society ordered against its Creator. Direct and unflinching, Mosher challenges us to see this persecution as the preeminent moral and spiritual battle of our time.</p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 1.5rem 0; padding-left: 1.25rem; font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1.6;\">\n<li><strong>The Roots of Rebellion:</strong> Understand the anti-religious foundations of Chinese communism and its inherent hatred for any power higher than the Party.</li>\n<li><strong>Political Idolatry:</strong> Examine the cults of personality surrounding Mao and Xi Jinping, where the state demands the devotion that belongs to God alone.</li>\n<li><strong>Persecution of the Church:</strong> Witness the ongoing manipulation and suppression of Christianity in China, including the \"Sinicization\" of religious doctrine.</li>\n<li><strong>Ancient Legalism to Modern Terror:</strong> Discover how modern totalitarianism was prepared by ancient Chinese political thought, creating a system of centralized, absolute power.</li>\n<li><strong>A Moral Call to Action:</strong> Shift your perspective from seeing China through a purely geopolitical lens to understanding it as a profound battlefield of spiritual warfare.</li>\n</ul>\n<div style=\"background: #fdfcf0; border: 1px solid #d4af37; padding: 1.25rem; margin: 1.5rem 0; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.1rem; color: #870000; margin-bottom: 0.5rem;\"><strong>What This Book Examines:</strong></p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 1.25rem; font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<li><strong>State-Mandated Atheism:</strong> The systematic efforts to eradicate the supernatural from the public square.</li>\n<li><strong>Conscience Under Siege:</strong> How the CCP monitors and attempts to control the private thoughts of its citizens.</li>\n<li><strong>The Underground Church:</strong> The inspiring and harrowing reality faced by faithful Christians in China today.</li>\n<li><strong>Totalitarian Survival:</strong> The methods used by the regime to maintain absolute control over 1.4 billion people.</li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.4rem; margin-top: 2rem;\">From the Book</h3>\n<blockquote style=\"font-style: italic; border-left: 4px solid #E2E2E2; background: #fafafa; padding: 1rem; font-size: 1.15rem; margin: 1rem 0;\">“The totalitarian state does not merely seek obedience. It seeks worship, demanding that no authority, truth, or god stand above its own will.”</blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.4rem; margin-top: 2rem;\">Intended Audience</h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1.6;\">This book is a vital resource for Catholics and other Christians seeking to understand the spiritual dimension of global political shifts. It is ideal for readers concerned with human dignity, religious liberty, and the ongoing struggle against anti-Christian political systems. <em>Note: This book contains graphic language and material that may not be suitable for children or teenagers.</em></p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.4rem; margin-top: 2rem;\">FAQs</h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1.6;\"><strong>Is this book based on first-hand research?</strong><br />Yes. Steven Mosher was the first social scientist to be allowed into China for research in 1979 and has spent decades documenting the regime's human rights abuses.</p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1.6;\"><strong>How does this book address the current Vatican-China relations?</strong><br />While focused on the regime itself, the book provides the essential context needed to understand why the CCP views independent religious authority as an existential threat.</p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1.6;\"><strong>Why the focus on \"The Devil\"?</strong><br />Mosher argues that the level of cruelty and systematic destruction of human nature seen in Chinese communism cannot be explained by politics alone—it points to a diabolical influence.</p>\n<div style=\"background: #fafafa; border: 1px solid #E2E2E2; padding: 1.5rem; margin-top: 2rem;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.25rem; margin: 0 0 .5rem;\">Key Themes</h3>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 1.25rem; font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<li><strong>Rebellion Against the Divine:</strong> Communism as the formal rejection of God’s sovereignty.</li>\n<li><strong>Totalitarian Absolutism:</strong> The cost of a society where the state replaces the family and the Church.</li>\n<li><strong>Spiritual Resistance:</strong> The power of truth and faith to endure in the face of violent tyranny.</li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n</section>","show_backorder_message":false,"tags":[],"warranty":"","price":{"without_tax":{"formatted":"$29.95","value":29.95,"currency":"USD"},"tax_label":"Tax"},"detail_messages":"","availability":"","page_title":"The Devil and Communist China: From Mao Down to Xi","default_shipping_expectation_prompt":"","height":"9.00","cart_url":"https://tanbooks.com/cart.php","show_backorder_availability_prompt":false,"max_purchase_quantity":0,"show_quantity_on_hand":true,"show_default_shipping_expectation_prompt":false,"show_quantity_on_backorder":false,"mpn":null,"upc":"9781505126501","options":[{"id":5363,"type":"Configurable_PickList_Set","display_name":"Format","required":true,"state":"variant_option","partial":"set-rectangle","condition":true,"values":[{"id":10646,"label":"Hardcover","selected":true,"data":"Hardcover"},{"id":10763,"label":"eBook","selected":false,"data":"eBook"},{"id":10773,"label":"Audiobook","selected":false,"data":"Audiobook"}]}],"related_products":[{"id":4103,"sku":"TE6525","name":"The Devil and Communist China: From Mao Down to Xi (eBook)","url":"https://tanbooks.com/digital/books/the-devil-and-communist-china-from-mao-down-to-xi-ebook/","availability":"","rating":0,"brand":null,"category":["Books","Books/Topic/Catholic Culture","Books/Topic/Spiritual Warfare","eBooks"],"summary":"As Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn said, “Within the philosophical system of Marx and Lenin, and at the heart of their psychology, hatred of God is the principal driving force, more fundamental than all their...","image":{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/4103/11664/the-devil-and-communist-china-from-mao-down-to-xi-ebook__47357.1743714864.jpg?c=1","alt":" The Devil and Communist China: From Mao Down to Xi (eBook) "},"images":[{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/4103/11664/the-devil-and-communist-china-from-mao-down-to-xi-ebook__47357.1743714864.jpg?c=1","alt":" The Devil and Communist China: From Mao Down to Xi (eBook) "}],"date_added":"Mar 13th 2024","pre_order":false,"show_cart_action":true,"has_options":false,"stock_level":null,"low_stock_level":null,"qty_in_cart":0,"custom_fields":[{"id":56784,"name":"Author","value":"Steven W. 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The Devil and Communist China: From Mao Down to Xi
In The Devil and Communist China, Steven Mosher offers a forceful examination of the spiritual and ideological roots of the Chinese Communist regime. Drawing on decades of expertise, Mosher argues that the animating force behind communist rule in China is not merely political ambition, but a deeper rebellion against God, moral order, and every authority higher than the state. Tracing this pattern from Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping, the book shows how the regime has cultivated an all-consuming demand for loyalty that reaches into the very sanctuary of the human conscience. Mosher explores the replacement of Christian worship with political indoctrination, the systematic confiscation of Bibles, and the elevation of party leaders into quasi-sacred figures. This is a sobering study of tyranny, idolatry, and the profound spiritual cost of a society ordered against its Creator. Direct and unflinching, Mosher challenges us to see this persecution as the preeminent moral and spiritual battle of our time.
The Roots of Rebellion: Understand the anti-religious foundations of Chinese communism and its inherent hatred for any power higher than the Party.
Political Idolatry: Examine the cults of personality surrounding Mao and Xi Jinping, where the state demands the devotion that belongs to God alone.
Persecution of the Church: Witness the ongoing manipulation and suppression of Christianity in China, including the "Sinicization" of religious doctrine.
Ancient Legalism to Modern Terror: Discover how modern totalitarianism was prepared by ancient Chinese political thought, creating a system of centralized, absolute power.
A Moral Call to Action: Shift your perspective from seeing China through a purely geopolitical lens to understanding it as a profound battlefield of spiritual warfare.
What This Book Examines:
State-Mandated Atheism: The systematic efforts to eradicate the supernatural from the public square.
Conscience Under Siege: How the CCP monitors and attempts to control the private thoughts of its citizens.
The Underground Church: The inspiring and harrowing reality faced by faithful Christians in China today.
Totalitarian Survival: The methods used by the regime to maintain absolute control over 1.4 billion people.
From the Book
“The totalitarian state does not merely seek obedience. It seeks worship, demanding that no authority, truth, or god stand above its own will.”
Intended Audience
This book is a vital resource for Catholics and other Christians seeking to understand the spiritual dimension of global political shifts. It is ideal for readers concerned with human dignity, religious liberty, and the ongoing struggle against anti-Christian political systems. Note: This book contains graphic language and material that may not be suitable for children or teenagers.
FAQs
Is this book based on first-hand research? Yes. Steven Mosher was the first social scientist to be allowed into China for research in 1979 and has spent decades documenting the regime's human rights abuses.
How does this book address the current Vatican-China relations? While focused on the regime itself, the book provides the essential context needed to understand why the CCP views independent religious authority as an existential threat.
Why the focus on "The Devil"? Mosher argues that the level of cruelty and systematic destruction of human nature seen in Chinese communism cannot be explained by politics alone—it points to a diabolical influence.
Key Themes
Rebellion Against the Divine: Communism as the formal rejection of God’s sovereignty.
Totalitarian Absolutism: The cost of a society where the state replaces the family and the Church.
Spiritual Resistance: The power of truth and faith to endure in the face of violent tyranny.
Author:
Steven W. Mosher
Publish:
3/19/2024
Forward:
Paul Kengor
Pages:
304
Pdf:
https://tanbooks.com/content/3097_Preview.pdf
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4 Reviews
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Good Read
Posted by Jack Leurs on Sep 24th 2024
Informative and Engaging
5
The Devil and Communist China
Posted by Chiara McKenna on Sep 4th 2024
Such a thorough and well done breakdown of the history of communism in China and the evils of commun…
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The Devil and China
Posted by veronica rozanski on Apr 24th 2024
Very good book but difficult to read. Mao surpasses Hitler in human evil. You do wonder if a demon h…
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5
Book: The Devil and Communist China
Posted by Lynn Johnson on Apr 16th 2024
Well written and straight to the point. Should be required reading for all college students and anyo…
Lee Edwards (Chairman Emeritus, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation)
“Part history, part biography, part religious exploration, The Devil and Communist China is a compelling study of the evil ideology that is Communism and of its most demonic practitioner today—the Chinese Communist Party and its megalomaniacal leader Xi Jinping. Mosher knows China and Communism through personal experience as few in the West do. He brings to bear his considerable erudition and understanding in this timely book which argues convincingly that the specter of Mao Zedong haunts China and the world today. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put it down.”
Robert Royal (Author of The Catholic Martyrs of the 20th Century: A Comprehensive Global History)
“The demonic nature of Communist China ought to be self-evident to everyone. But it’s not—which is why Steven Mosher’s clear, steady, and comprehensive examination of its true nature is so very valuable. This is a book to read very carefully. And amidst the many troubling things he documents, he never loses sight of the fundamental spiritual battle going on, nor does he fail to remind us of the power to combat devilish evils that we have received in Jesus Christ.”
Fr. Lawrence Carney III (Author of The Secret of the Holy Face)
“After writing The Secret of the Holy Face, a book explaining how God wants us to fight the scourge of revolutionary men, I quoted that China killed a conservative estimate of 65 million. This is a very timely book because it gives us a cautionary tale about the evil that awaits us if we abandon God: enslavement of the world population, destruction of the family, erasure of national identities, famines, close friend informants, etc. God is currently punishing the world by taking away Christianity. This book is a wake-up call to ‘man-the-deck’ in the mystical combat of all time. God loves to watch a soul battle it out for salvation. Equip yourself with this book like a helmet of salvation and get to know the common enemy of all that is good.”