Results for: Sinicization
ZGBriefs | May 3, 2018
[…] plan, then, should be read as a public transcript produced by the CCC/TSPM to demonstrate that they are on board with the official Party-state agenda of 中国化(Zhonguo hua – Sinicization). It’s a signal that they have heard the message loud and clear. “You want Sinicization? We can do Sinicization!” Henan’s difficult choices for the Catholic (April 30, […]
China and the Church: 5 Trends to Watch in 2018
[…] seriousness with which national and local officials enforce the regulations will provide an indication of how the Party intends to deal with the church in the future. Sinicization has become a key component of current religious policy as the Party seeks to emphasize the value of “traditional” Chinese culture and beliefs while minimizing foreign […]
ZGBriefs | December 14, 2017
[…] of that place. These workers might be able to encourage and train other international students and indeed Chinese Christians with this vision. CCC&TSPM Issues Five Year Plan for Sinicization of Christianity (December 9, 2017, Gospel Times) The outline urged continual theological construction for the sinicization of Christianity, standardizing theological education, expressing the Christian faith in […]
Lead Article
A Decade of Change and Future Prospects
[…] being criticized for believing things that conflict with Chinese culture (an ideological approach) or current national/Party policy. This new approach has been implemented under the banner of Sinicization of religion in China.6 This ideological approach is more challenging for churches to navigate and touches on many core theological beliefs and church practices. Securitization of […]
Supporting Article
Ministry Insights under a Nationalistic Trend
[…] Chauncey Jung, “Xuzhou’s Chained Woman Highlights China’s Human Trafficking Problem,” The Diplomat, February 23, 2022, accessed February 7, 2023, https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/xuzhous-chained-woman-highlights-chinas-human-trafficking-problem/. This falls under the banner of Sinicization of religion. See “The Sinicization of Religion,” Chinese Church Voices: ChinaSource Blog, December 5, 2017, accessed February 2, 2023, sinicization-of-religion/">https://www.chinasource.org/resource-library/chinese-church-voices/the-sinicization-of-religion/. The Back to Jerusalem Movement […]
ZGBriefs | December 9, 2021
[…] of China. Gone are the days when the Chinese church could be easily classified in two or three categories (Three-Self and house churches, for example). Xi Stresses Sinicization and Regulation of Religious Activities (December 4, 2021, Bloomberg) Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to pursue the sinicization and to improve regulation of religious affairs in a way […]
Enduring Friendship
When our friendship storyline is out of step with the larger cultural narrative, whether in China or in the West, how do we as the body of Christ continue to build bridges of understanding?
5 Theological Truths and Church-State Relations (2)
Lessons from China
[…] into an image of its own creation. In China, the CCP has announced its intention to create a “Sinicized Christianity.” One aspect of the CCP’s new “ Sinicization of Christianity” policy is the prohibition of children from attending services in the government-recognized (TSPM) churches. This attempt to limit further the church’s reach reveals the […]
Concerns of a Three-Self Pastor for 2020
. . . before the Covid-19 Crisis
[…] years ago, it was theological ideological construction. Ten years ago, it was deepening theological ideological construction. Then five or six years ago it started being the “ Sinicization of Christianity.” We seem to see fruitful results of theological seminars in churches all over China, and theological thesis are published one after another. There is […]