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You Can’t Do That in China!

[…] beneath the surface. By limiting our vision of what is possible, our narratives keep us from recognizing when the church may be in fact doing something entirely new.  This was brought home to me in the mid 2000s, when, during frequent trips to the mainland, I began to see believers doing things that I […]

Editorials

Connecting Leaders

Luther points out in his article, “A New Era for House Church Leaders,” that China’s unregistered church is “breaking through the surface of the water” and becoming more visible. This new visibility has implications both for how the church relates to the larger society and for how church leaders can now relate to one […]

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What Triggers Persecution of Christians in China?

<p>According to China Aid Association's 2013 Persecution Report, a total of 7,424 Christians were persecuted in China last year. This is not an insignificant number; 7,424 believers facing persecution is 7,424 too many. However, it is worth looking at this number a bit closer in order to put it into perspective.</p>

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Beyond the Standard Narrative

[…] authorities are actively hunting for the remaining unregistered congregations that continue to operate, and those reaching out to share their faith risk fines, detainment, or other punishments. New laws have banned religion from all but authorized Christian websites and licensed clergy.1 For those following the tightened restrictions on China’s Christians, these observations may not […]

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Toward a Typology of Christian Leaders in China

[…] is an issue of major concern. She may have already ventured into the city to work among migrants, but is finding it difficult to adapt to the new environment (particularly if she steps further out of her comfort zone and seeks to engage with urban youth and intellectuals). While possessing a strong knowledge of […]

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3 Questions: Carol Lee Hamrin

Regarding China’s National Security Commission

Today we begin a new feature, “3 Questions.” Our goal with this feature is to bring more voices to the mix, and to hear what is on the hearts and minds of various China watchers and specialists. "3 Questions" will be published on an occasional basis. Watch for the next one—an interview with Dr. […]

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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 […]

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The Challenge of Contextualization

Another Perspective

[…] a manner that impacts the lives of those around them. For the past decade believers in China have been on the cutting edge as they have pioneered new expressions of their faith in an atmosphere of expanding social openness. Christian publishing, a vibrant online presence, public worship in newly available urban spaces, experiments in […]

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Collective Misunderstanding

[…] never to have ceased to be primarily the faith of a foreign community…Nestorianism seems to have depended chiefly upon foreign leadership and support.”8 Daniel Bays in his New History of Christianity in China echoes this sentiment, noting there is little evidence that many Han Chinese believed.9 Richard Cook’s Darkest Before the Dawn likewise asserts […]

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Welcome to the City

[…] would experience total unity. The inclusion of the word “total” implies that there can be partial unity. In fact there are different expressions of unity in the New Testament. Ephesians 4:3-5a is an expression of the unity of family. When each of us comes to Christ we become children of God, which makes us […]