Results for: Sinicization
The Registered Church in China
Flourishing in a Challenging Environment
[…] complexity of the church situation in China. (Such complexity arises, for instance, in the registered churches’ struggle to respond to new religious regulations and the controversy over Sinicization.) China has become a major center of twenty-first-century Christianity, and, despite how little is known about registered churches in the West, these congregations play a significant […]
Peoples of China
Why We Must Not Forget the Past
[…] as well. The Black Yi of Yunnan turned to Christ as a people late in the 19th and early 20th centuries. A possible critical factor was their sinicization and need for a new identity, which they found in the Christian faith. The Shengzha and other Yi peoples of Sichuan (formerly Xikang) were far different. […]
ZGBriefs | September 2, 2021
[…] Literature in China (August 31, 2021, Chinese Church Voices) Literature and art are indispensable parts of Christian culture. At present, the Chinese Christian community is discussing the issue of the Sinicization of Christianity, trying to walk out a path of Christianity with Chinese local characteristics. This article from Christian Times introduces Christian literature from around the world and China specifically, […]
ZGBriefs | October 7, 2021
[…] letter to his congregation from the pastor of a mother church in a large Chinese city, urging parishioners to consider joining a new church plant. China accelerates Sinicization of Catholic Church (October 5, 2021, UCA News) Catholics are encouraged to adhere to the ‘one direction, one road and one flag’ principles of the Chinese Communist Party. […]
Book Reviews
A Pentecostal Perspective on the Chinese Union Version
[…] context of China’s severe crackdown on religious liberty, particularly since the 2016 National Religious Work Conference, and the 2022 repeat of that conference in which the “ Sinicization of religion” was again presented as state policy,3 some may question the importance of a book like Menzies’s The Language of the Spirit. After all, with the […]
The Mountains Are Shorter, Part 2
[…] in society. This reorganization is in keeping with the shift in the Party’s orientation toward religion, from routine management to direct control, as exemplified by the current Sinicization campaign, which aims to turn religious organizations into agents of Party propaganda.1 Foreigners who had previously worked with RAB officials may encounter a different atmosphere as […]
ZGBriefs | December 7, 2023
[…] 2023! It will air on cable in Taiwan and throughout Southeast Asia, as well as on YouTube and other digital platforms. My Top 5 Books on the Sinicization of Christianity (December 6, 2023, Christianity Today) (subscription required) The primary goal of Zhongguo hua is political domestication. For example, the current policy requires Daoism, the only one of […]
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?