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Book Reviews
Exploring New Zealand’s Rich Christian Heritage
Bible & Treaty: Missionaries among the Māori—A New Perspective: A Book Review
Bible & Treaty: Missionaries among the Māori—A New Perspective, Keith Newman, Penguin Books, 2010, 367 pages. ISBN: 9780143204084. Available on Amazon. When I read Bible & Treaty, not long after it was first published, I could not put it down. Roughly covering the period of 1800–1864, it tells the story of how the gospel first […]
Book Reviews
A Much-Needed Update about Chinese Christianity
[…] growth of Christianity in the midst of various social trends. For this reason, China’s Urban Christians: A Light that Cannot Be Hidden, ChinaSource president Brent Fulton’s recent book, is a timely update to our understanding of Chinese Christianity. As a long-time China observer, Dr. Fulton knows well how significant urbanization, with its offers of […]
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Eschatology and China’s Churches
[…] Guyon and by Plymouth Brethren figures such as John Nelson Darby. In his work, The Orthodoxy of the Church, Watchman Nee considers the seven churches in the book of Revelation to represent the history of mankind at seven different periods of time. The current church is in the final era of the Laodicean age. […]
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A Theology of Family for the Chinese Church
[…] of Chinese Christians (1980s-’90s) stepped into marriage, marriage issues unavoidably became the topics the churches would face farther down the road. No wonder the most popular Christian books are usually on the topic of marriage—such as Tim Keller’s, The Meaning of Marriage, a best-seller on Amazon. With an increasing number of new generation Christians […]
A Reader Responds to “The Chinese Bible”
[…] learned a lot about what they went through to print Bibles. For instance, we learned that they needed the same permit that is required to print any book by any printing press in the Nanjing area so part of the process was to go to the Nanjing government officials to get the permit needed […]
Editorials
Packing a Punch!
[…] confess faith. However, unless they meet with the Lord in a personal, life-changing way, their faith may be little more than socializing at church on Sundays. The book review is about Keith Newman’s highly acclaimed book, Bible and Treaty which tells how the gospel came to New Zealand in the early to mid-1800s. It […]
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An Overview of the History of Chinese Christian Communities in New Zealand
[…] but can sometimes refer to all non-MÄÂori “foreigners” or “immigrants.” See as examples Windows on a Chinese Past by James Ng, vols. 1 to 4, Otago Heritage Books, 1993 and Fruits of Our Labours, Chinese Fruit Shops in New Zealand, vols 1 and 2 by Ruth Lam et al, Chinese Poll-Tax Heritage Trust, 2018. […]
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Staying in China
The Issues
He was given twenty-four hours to leave the country. After a week of uncertainty, following an investigation by the police, it was finally made clear he was being expelled for "religious activities incompatible with his status as a foreign expert." Meanwhile, in another city, another foreigner is hailed as a true friend of China and given, what was at the time, the rare honor of permanent residence. These experiences of two equally committed Christian professionals, both of whom felt called to serve in China, are drastically different. There are several issues here, but clearly "retention" or longevity of in-country service is one of them.
Religious Policy Development in the PRC since 1949–An Overview
In today's blog, Dr. Timothy Conkling discusses the influence of PRC religious policy on the church in China.
Sanjiang Church: The Basics of Christianity in China
As the news of the battle for Sanjiang Church in Wenzhou began to break over the last week and I read the accounts, I was reminded again why fully understanding Christianity in China from the West is so hard.