Articles by Alex Buchan

Alex Buchan is the Asia Bureau Chief of Compass Direct and has been writing on the Chinese church since 1987.

Lead Article

Is the Chinese Church Chinese Enough?

The Search for a More Chinese Theology

Is the Chinese church really just a Western church underneath, with its theology, hymnology, and ecclesiology borrowed from abroad? Is there a Chinese theology?  Has Christianity taken a truly indigenous form in China today? Is the Chinese church Chinese enough?

Book Reviews

The Costly Revival

China’s Christian Millions by Tony Lambert, 

Reviewed by Alex Buchan