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Denominationalism in China: Pre or Post?
<p>While many would applaud the church’s “post-denominational” character as evidence of the unity of the church in China, others today are asking whether a return to denominations is not only inevitable but should, in fact, be welcomed.</p>
China by the Lists
[…] Christmas carol (which, after the eighth or ninth verse has been known to test the sanity of even the soundest of souls). On the twelfth day of New Year, the Party gave to me: Twelve Socialist Values Eleven Most Active Cults Ten-Year Visas Nine-Dash Line Eight Shames and Honors Seven Percent Growth Rate Six […]
2016: Not “Business as Usual”
[…] not entirely unexpected, given the overall tightening that has characterized China since 2012. Nevertheless they do suggest that those serving in China need to seriously rethink their approach. Hence the urgency in Swells’ encouragement to consider seriously the process of localization. Even as I write this, the news is fresh in my mind of […]
The Changing Face of Political Leadership in China
[…] itself at home and abroad with less dominant leaders and a much more pluralized and empowered bureaucracy and society.” Far from being a “less dominant leader,” Xi appears today as almost the epitome of a power wielder, which Lampton describes as “distinguished by their devotion to maintaining personal power” and “their ability to prevail […]
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Welcome to the City
[…] it wins, it loses, because the church of Jesus is not attractive when it uses force and does not advance by coercion. The words of Jesus, usually applied to individuals, are no less true of the church. We do not operate like the world. “Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be […]
In an Ever-Changing China, Some Things Haven’t Changed
[…] we present a View from the Wall column by Huo Shui, a writer in China, originally entitled, “Keys to Effectiveness in an Ever-Changing China.” This article first appeared in the winter 2001 issue of the ChinaSource journal (later retitled ChinaSource Quarterly), which took as its theme, “Listening to the Chinese Church.” While many of […]
Pursued by Goodness
A Giving Tuesday Message from Founder Brent Fulton
[…] Recently Jessica wrote: ChinaSource not only helps Christians around the world understand the Chinese church and Chinese brothers and sisters, but it also offers Chinese believers a new perspective on China’s history, culture, church, and Christian life. Some of our long-held beliefs are challenged here, prompting us to ask, “How should we biblically view […]
From Doing to Paving the Way
In part two of this series we looked at the transition from leading to modeling. For many foreign organizations, China’s new Overseas NGO Law is hastening this transition. Duties that had been the responsibility of foreign workers must be passed to local colleagues as the role of foreign leaders is redefined. On the other […]
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How China’s Christians Can Heal China’s Environment
Vol. 11, No. 2
[…] his creation supersedes both the creation itself and humanity’s role in it. God gave humanity dominion over creation. The most controversial verses in the Bible for environ-mentalists appear at the end of the first chapter of Genesis where God gives men and women “dominion” over all other creatures and commands humanity to “fill the […]
Book Reviews
Redeemed by Fire
The Rise of Popular Christianity in Modern China
[…] Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and later under the Communist regime, this foreign association could mean death. The Chinese church responded by seeking to distinguish itself through culturally appropriate expressions of the faith as well as through indigenous organization and funding (ironically, the same “three selves” propagation, government, and support that missionaries had held forth […]