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China’s Church Bells: The Window in the Steeple
<p>As Joann Pittman skillfully conveys in her new book, <em>The Bells are Not Silent</em>, the church bells of China provide a valuable—and until now, largely neglected—window into the life of China’s church.</p>
Confrontation or Conversation? The Church and Confucianism in China
<p>The Spring 2014 issue of <em>ChinaSource Quarterly</em> takes up the topic of Confucianism'S resurgence in China and its implications for the church. Certainly not a new topic, the relationship between China's dominant worldview and the Christian gospel has been a perennial subject of discussion since at least the days of Matteo Ricci. Successive generations […]
Book Reviews
When East Meets West in the Market Place
<p><em>One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China</em> by James McGregor. New York: Free Press, 2005, 312 pp., ISBN: 0743258398, US$27.00.</p><p><em>Reviewed by Brent Fulton</em></p>
Asking the Right Questions
[…] response. In his 1998 business classic, Who Moved My Cheese, Dr. Spencer Johnson made the observation, “The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you can find new cheese.” If your “cheese” is opportunities for effective service in China, then adapting to the new environment means leaving behind those that are no longer viable […]
A Pivotal Decade
[…] though democratic and cultural institutions will take much more time to build. An internationalist foreign policy will prevail. For twenty years, Chinese leaders have pursued a real-politik approach to foreign policy, convinced that the ideological confrontation of the Cold War only left China poor and marginalized. Pragmatism in a globalist era has meant the […]
Anticipating Urban China
[…] master ways of controlling and monitoring these advanced means of communication. This type of atmosphere is exceptionally difficult for Westerners, who have not lived under communism, to appreciate. Most have no concept of how pervasively a totalitarian society controls the lives of its citizens. The dream of many Chinese parents in urban areas is […]
Scattered to Sow
[…] to accomplish his redemptive purpose for the nations. Going Out One way to avoid this extreme is to view China’s church within a larger context, namely, a new wave of emigration that has far-reaching implications for Chinese Christians globally. Among the tens of thousands journeying beyond China’s borders are many Christians. Some are going […]
Beyond the Golden Era
[…] of the gospel refocuses our gaze on the God who remains very active amidst the chaos and disappointment. The truth of the gospel gives birth to a new narrative. As the experience of our brothers and sisters in China reminds us, suffering is not the end of the story. In many ways it is […]
The Coronavirus: A Shared Narrative
The COVID-19 virus is a stark reminder of how China’s comprehensive integration into the world community can affect us all, whether or not we live in the mainland. This integration is seen not only in the central role China plays in complex global supply chains or as a major market for everything from soy […]
Space, Place, and Face
The Transformation of China’s Church
[…] of the church’s “spiritual center of gravity” from the countryside, where it experienced massive revival during the past decades, to the cities. Migrant peasant Christians have brought new faith communities to the cities, while a spiritual movement among intellectuals spawned urban fellowships that are today taking their place at the forefront of the church’s […]