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The Straight-Line Fallacy
[…] not only friendly to the West, but also more similar politically and culturally. Former Los Angeles Times Beijing Bureau Chief James Mann dissected this narrative in his 2007 book, The China Fantasy (New York: Viking). As his book title suggests, Mann viewed the engagement myth as fundamentally flawed in its straight-line view of the […]
The Facts about the Church in China
[…] education system and the mainstream media; and great reluctance to grant a legal platform for Christians outside the TSPM umbrella to worship or to serve their society. Policy doesn’t change; practice does. The Party’s religious policy, spelled out in 1982, has not changed substantially in 30 years. Yet there has been a sea change in […]
Towards a New Model for Christian Education in China
[…] raise children, Christian education has become a hot topic of discussion within Chinese Christians. Jin Li, “A Theology of Family for the Chinese Church,” ChinaSource Quarterly, Summer 2016 Dissatisfied with the current educational system and wanting their children to be taught from a biblical worldview, Christian parents in China are exploring a variety of […]
You Can’t Do That in China!
[…] 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 simply did not think were possible. Sitting down for a […]
Consumerism and the Church in China
“Most large consumer-facing companies realize that they will need China to power their growth in the next decade.” (McKinsey Quarterly, March 2012) For global businesses the China market is a necessity, not an option. China’s growing consumer class is expected to be the engine that powers the world economy in the coming decade. Growing […]
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How China’s Christians Can Heal China’s Environment
Vol. 11, No. 2
[…] ecosystems include forests, grasslands, deserts, wet-lands, seas and coastal areas, and agricultural ecosystems. However, China also has the world’s worst pollution. In recent years, lists of the 20 cities whose air is most polluted typically contain 16 or 17 cities in China. I experienced that one morning in March 2002 when I left my […]
Flying against the Wind
<p>Nestled in a spring-fed valley in the desert northeast of Los Angeles, St. Andrew’s Abbey is a long way from its roots in Chengdu. The only living link that remains is Brother Peter Zhou Bangjiu, a 91-year-old Sichuan native who rejoined the abbey in 1985 following his release from a Chinese labor camp.</p>
Beyond the Standard Narrative
[…] more likely to draw official attention. The size and perceived influence of unregistered groups is another factor. After several high-profile congregations were shut down in the late 2010s, other groups began proactively moving to a decentralized church model, a transition that was hastened by pandemic restrictions beginning in 2020. Finally, the church’s historical relationship […]
Stories You May Have Missed
[…] shift from rural to urban churches, from house gatherings to congregational worship in formal church settings, and from loosely organized structures to more pastoring-centered approaches… The year 2023 marked the first year of comprehensive recovery for societal production and daily life after three years of the pandemic. Like other sectors, churches experienced a resurgence […]
China by the Lists
[…] has placed his indelible stamp on Chinese history by unveiling the Four Comprehensives. In so doing, Xi continues a long tradition of Chinese leaders wrapping up complex policy packages into concise numbered lists with catchy names. The list of lists continues to grow. In case you are having a hard time keeping them straight, […]