...Bible against Pirates: Walter Lowrie Walter Lowrie (1819–1847) was an American Presbyterian missionary and a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary. His father, Walter Lowrie Sr., served as a US senator...
ChinaSource Team
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November 8, 2023
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Stories
...so their social networks were generally smaller. Was that an evangelistic handicap or did their concentrated number of friendships prove to be stronger and more durable than men’s many but...
Alex Mayfield, Daryl Ireland, Eugenio Menegon, Greta Rauch
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November 10, 2023
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Stories
...resources to North American churches that equip her to take the whole Gospel to the whole world. In the next symposium on conflict competency we will address some of the...
Joann Pittman
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November 16, 2023
...makes quite clear, when the number of ordained expatriate priests and missionaries working in China decreased, Chinese Catholics stepped into the gap. In Sichuan this shift was undeniable: by 1800...
Swells in the Middle Kingdom
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December 1, 2023
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Ideas
...China. Due to a number of monumental changes in politics, economy, and society in mainland China over the past decade, Chinese emigration has apparently been accelerating steadily. Even after its...
CHEN Jing
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December 4, 2023
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Ideas
Text messages flooded Xin Chen’s mobile phone from members of her team, warning her that the ministry’s data and strategic plan had been compromised. The Public Security Bureau (PSB) in...
Laura Yang
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January 8, 2024
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Stories
...no longer have to submit proof of a round-trip flight booking, a hotel reservation, an organized itinerary or a letter of invitation. The Chinese embassy in Washington announced the newly...
Joann Pittman
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January 11, 2024
Featured Article China population decline accelerates as birthrate hits record low (January 17, 2024, The Guardian) The total number of people in China dropped by 2.75 million – or 0.2% – to...
Joann Pittman
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January 18, 2024
...the American way for our school Thanksgiving party.” Not only was I unsure of the “American way” to prepare it but I was totally unaware of a school party. A...
Barbara Kindschi
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February 5, 2024
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Stories
...with my four-year-old daughter sitting quietly by my side. The next minute, I grabbed her little hand and drove towards Beijing Capital International Airport to catch a flight to JFK...
ChinaSource Team
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February 6, 2024
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Stories
...Robert had started to gather military intelligence and smuggled it, risking his life for the American authorities. After this Robert was not able to return to the mission field, except...
Chris Gabriel
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February 13, 2024
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...in China as a Black Man (February 16, 2024, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations) Explore the transformative journey of a Black American student in Beijing, China. Venturing abroad in 1997, Dr. Marketus...
Joann Pittman
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February 22, 2024