...of church life imported from Western, especially American, Christians. Whether the influence will be deep and long-lasting remains to be seen. I am not very optimistic. The humanist quest for...
...various articles, mainly in the Christian press. Those written by the late Rev. Jonathan Chao were particularly valuable. Last year, I reviewed a short book which was published in Hong...
In the early 1990s, Japanese-American scholar Fukuyama introduced his notion of “the end of history.” Using the collapse of the Soviet Union as proof of complete victory for the Western...
...wanted to get married and receive training together before heading to the mission field again! When I prayed with this couple in that little hotel room, I felt I had...
...boarded the soft sleeper car and found my berth. I had decided that, even though I speak fluent Chinese, on this trip I would hunker down with my book and...
...some time there but want to gain a stronger general knowledge of Greater China. What this book lacks in depth and academic analysis, it achieves in breadth and concision. Because...
Recently, I found myself counseling three foreigners who, with many tears, told me they had just been told to leave China by a Taiwanese/American pastor who boasted to them that...
...tempting to bypass the essentials in the name of our “good kingdom efforts.” Having been asked to review R. Scott Rodin’s book, Stewards in the Kingdom, I must admit I...
...both of the cultures I claimed. As the sole Chinese American member of a white team, I hear a lot of “China bashing” when cultures collide and tempers flare. “I...
...in total. Is this open door invitation extended to foreigners as well? In theory and practice, the answer is yes. Zion often has foreign visitors and already has an American...
...when I saw the title of Rob Gifford’s book, China Road, I instinctively knew that this was a book that I was going to like. When I finished it, I...
...Reviewed by Brad Burgess As I draft this review, I sit in the center of Beijing the day before the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympics. Getting caught up in...