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How China’s Religious Affairs Bureaucracy Works
[…] way to grasp how the religious affairs bureaucracy works is to view it historically, which is especially useful as the structure today is a holdover from the 1950s. When the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) came to power, it organized all non-communists who wished to cooperateor collaborateinto a “united front,” by which allies could be […]
Americans Drive on the Left and Other Truths I’ve Learned
Years ago, I was having a conversation with my Malaysian friend, and we started talking about how Malaysia has a lot of British influence. “We drive on the right like they do,” my friend explained.
“Wait, what?” I thought I had heard her wrong, or that she had misspoken. “You mean you drive on the left like they do.”
Chinese Christians in the New Era—Hope and Overcoming
[…] the Japanese invasion in the 1930s to protect their congregations and lost their lives as a result. Swells is right, of course, that a focus on the numbers of converts was always misplaced; the focus should always be on the faithfulness and integrity of those who do convert, not on whether they are numerous […]
The 2023 Regulations for Religious Activity Site Registration
What the Party Doesn’t Want You to Know
In 2023, the Chinese government issued new regulations on the registration of religious activity sites—the first update of these rules in over 15 years. What do they actually mean? How different are they from the earlier ones? What do they tell us about the church-state relationship in China today? What can we learn from […]
Official Protestant Groups Plan Next Five Years of Sinicization
What Does the TSPM/CCC 5-Year Plan Tell Us about the Direction of Official Protestantism?
[…] loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party and comparatively weaker emphasis on traditional Christian ideas. Five-year TSPM/CCC plans are not new. In fact, since its formation in the 1950s, the TSPM—like all other societal organizations under Chinese Communist Party (or CCP) leadership—was required to formulate plans in step with the five-year plans of the CCP. […]
Book Reviews
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To Change China: Western Advisers in China 1620-1960 by Jonathan Spence. Reviewed by Daniel Bays
Book Reviews
Salt and Light
Lives of Faith That Shaped Modern China
Salt and Light: Lives of Faith That Shaped Modern China, edited by Carol Lee Hamrin with Stacey Bieler. Three volumes; 240, 239, 26 1 pages respectively. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2009-2011. Approximately $28 each at Amazon.com. Reviewed by Daniel H. Bays This is a unique set of publications. The three volumes consist of a […]
Things I Wish I Had Done
Life in China will be different than you expect. Here are possibilities to consider as you prepare for living in China.
Having Gone to China, I’m Thankful I Learned . . .
Recognizing, and being thankful for, what can be learned while living in China.
Uncovering a Hidden Need in China
One Expat Family’s Adoption Story
Like many others who have heard about Chinese adoption, we thought the orphanages would be teeming with unwanted baby girls.