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Jingjiao—Not Nestorian
[…] Chinese and Syriac texts of the stele with English translation are found in the appendix of my recent book, Jingjiao: The Earliest Christian Church in China. Eerdmans, 2024). But why “Nestorian”? Nestorius had been Patriarch of Constantinople from 428 until he was deposed at the Council of Ephesus in 431 for allegedly teaching the […]
The Long History of Government Oversight and China’s Church
[…] inextricably linked. Since the Reformation there has been a gradual disconnect between church and state on the Continent. The Age of Enlightenment contributed to this while outwardly promoting religious tolerance. Yet only in the newly confederated American colonies did a political vision win out that included the principle of not favoring a single religion […]
Creating a Truly Chinese Church
[…] as patriarch of the entire church. The Chinese monk Mark became Yahballaha III and began a long and successful patriarchy (1281–1317). Thus, long before the arrival of Western missionaries, Christianity had existed in China in forms that were to some extent indigenized. When in the early seventeenth century the Jesuit Matteo Ricci developed new […]
After Four Years Away
The Joys and Challenges of Re-entering China
Since I first arrived in western China in the summer of 2001 for a lingua-cultural exchange, life has been transforming here at a breakneck pace. During that first summer, I remember seeing just one building higher than 10 stories in the entire city: the China Construction Bank tower, rising 28 stories above downtown. Fourteen […]
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Campus Ministry in Mainland China
The Role of Foreigners, Past and Present
[…] the twentieth century. Many of them saw much fruit in their ministry on campus during those early stages, but after that early period of flourishing, an anti- Western backlash during the 1920s contributed to the weakening of these ministries. Like in other parts of the world, campus ministry expanded in mainland China during the […]
Real Relations and Real Connections
A Reader Responds to the Autumn CSQ
[…] in person and online. International students located within China face isolation because of pandemic restrictions and the local perception of foreigners bringing in new cases of the virus. International students stuck outside of China because of border restrictions have been forced to take classes online separated from their classmates. Either way, the relational connection […]
The Rise of Chinese Missionaries
A Historical Perspective
[…] established church there. Two team members eventually made it to Kashgar, but they never went further.16 学生们首先前往乌鲁木齐，与当地教会合作，其中两位成员后来抵达喀什，但未能更进一步。13 In any case, an American missionary to China (Helen Bailey) promoted this group in the US and the UK, referring to them as “Back to Jerusalem Band.”17 虽未完成远行，但这支队伍后来在美英地区受到美国宣教士白莉（Helen Bailey）的推广，并被称为 “回归耶路撒冷团契”（Back to Jerusalem Band）。14 At least two modern […]
Book Reviews
Campus Ministry in Pre-1949 China
A Book Review.
This brief volume covers David Adeney’s involvement in student ministry as well as events that occurred during that turbulent time in China—the backdrop of WWII, civil war, and the communist takeover.