Church History
Strengthening a Neglected Area
A respected Chinese Christian scholar spoke online in October 2021 about the value of reading biographies of foreign missionaries and the need for Chinese research on early missionaries and church history.
Christian Women and Modern China
A Book Review
Often the chronicling of China’s mission history features Protestant missionaries with brief mentions of Chinese co-workers. Readers familiar with this history can list numerous foreigners who contributed to the growth of China’s church. But they are probably not familiar with most of the women highlighted in this book.
A Historic Church in Fujian Province Restored
The Mingdao Church in Fuzhou, with its long, rich history, is undergoing restoration. This post gives an update on that restoration.
China and the True Jesus
A Book Review
A fascinating look at the history of a little-known, indigenous church group in China.
The Chinese Church in Transition
In my view, from the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976 to the present, the development of the Chinese church (primarily the house church) has gone through roughly three phases.
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Women in Ministry in China
The Past 50 Years
The author provides an overview of women’s roles in the church over the past 40 to 50 years of its relatively open development in China. She notes the meaningful contributions women have made, challenges they face, and suggestions for dealing with them, as well as the role of outsiders.
John Song: Modern Chinese Christianity and the Making of a New Man
A Book Review
"A colorfully descriptive and meticulously documented" biography of John Song.
The Life and Ministry of Eric Martin Ekvall
Though he suffered the deaths of three of his children while serving in China, Eric Martin Ekvall (1866-1939) never wavered in 42 years as a pioneer missionary of the Christian & Missionary Alliance.
Youth Hymns and Chinese Christian Hymnody in the Mid-Twentieth Century
Youth Hymns played a significant role in Chinese Christian hymnody and continues its legacy in the twenty-first century. This is the story.
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The Christian World They Made Together: 1850–1911
History of Chinese Christianity in North America (1)
The author explains the growth of the Chinese diaspora and Chinese immigration to the United States and Canada as well as the events that gave birth to North American Chinese Christianity.