RELIGION AND DEMOCRACY IN TAIWAN -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- THEORIES OF RELIGION AND DEMOCRACY -- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY -- CHANGING POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS ENVIRONMENT -- 2. Taiwanese Buddhism -- GENERAL DESCRIPTION -- THE BUDDHA LIGHT MOUNTAIN(FOGUANGSHAN -- HEREAFTER, FGS) -- BUDDHIST COMPASSION RELIEF CIJI FOUNDATION(HEREAFTER, CIJI) -- THE DHARMA DRUM MOUNTAIN(FAGUSHAN -- HEREAFTER, DDM) -- THE ZHONGTAI ZEN MONASTERY(ZHONGTAI CHANSI -- HEREAFTER, ZHONGTAI) -- OTHER BUDDHISTS -- 3. Christianity -- GENERAL DESCRIPTION -- THE PRESBYTERIANS -- THE BAPTISTS -- THE LOCAL CHURCH -- OTHER DENOMINATIONS -- 4. Daoism and Folk Religions -- DEFINITION -- DAOISM -- YIGUANDAO(YIGUANDAO -- THE WAY OF UNITY -- YGD) -- THE MAZU BELIEF -- 5. Statistical Analysis -- TAIWAN'S RELIGIOUS PROFILE -- RELIGION AND PARTY PREFERENCE -- RELIGION AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES -- RELIGION AND DEMOCRATIC BEHAVIOR -- COMPARISON OF TAIWANESE BELIEVERS -- COMPARING TAIWANESE AND KOREAN BELIEVERS -- 6. Conclusion -- SUMMARY AND COMPARISON -- METHODOLOGICAL, THEORETICAL,AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.