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Unmasking China’s “Official” Church

[…] in reality most large TSPM churches have many affiliated meeting points around the community. In the case of this particular church, attendance on Sundays may number around 800. However, if the membership of the dozens of registered meeting points under the church's supervision is included the total number of Christians served by this one […]

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Continuing Class Struggle and the Politics of Religion in China

[…] role in China’s urban society. By delimiting religion’s sphere of influence (as seen in the Constitutional references to education and to “normal” religious activities, for example), current policy circumscribes the believer’s role. Although China’s Christians have found ways to become creatively involved in various sectors of society, in each of these areas the Party […]

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7 Trends: Why You Need to Pay Attention

The lines for foreign involvement in China are being redrawn, it seems, on an almost daily basis. Being aware of this changing environment is crucial for those who seek to remain relevant.

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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 […]

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China and the House Church

Breaking the Stalemate

[…] serving society through active participation in China’s growing local charity sector. Professor Liu Peng of Pushi Institute for Social Sciences in Beijing, long an advocate of religious policy reform, earlier this year published a lengthy proposal on the We Chat public account Religious Law in which he offers a way forward for both the […]

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Will History Repeat Itself?

Whether a century ago or today, whatever our China stories may purport to tell us about being apolitical, of “leaving our politics at the door” or “staying out of politics,” one of the hard lessons of history is that foreign Christian involvement in China is unavoidably political.

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The Changing Chinese Family

[…] family was the social safety net for those who, having passed working age, could count on the support of multiple offspring in their later years. China’s one-child policy has turned the traditional family on its head. Instead of multiple offspring caring for a proportionally smaller set of older relatives, young families comprised of only […]

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More than a Label

From "Back to Jerusalem" to "Indigenous Mission Movement from China"

[…] of fire experienced by the Chinese church in earlier decades will be a new driving force for missions. The house church model developed under very restrictive government policy will become a new paradigm for ministry in CAN countries. Explosive economic growth in China will finance this missions endeavor. A big church membership base will […]

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4 Takeaways from Xi’s Speech on Religion

At a long-awaited national conference on religion, held in Beijing April 22-23, CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping outlined his vision for “helping religions adapt to the socialist society” under the direction of the Party. Here are a few prominent themes from Xi’s speech.

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Towards a New Model for Christian Education in China

[…] holistic education in a Christian environment. Tracing the development of private education in China, Dr. Charlie Brainer of Taylor University examines the current tensions within Chinese educational policy. This podcast surveys indigenous efforts in Christian education and answers these questions: What is possible within the educational policy environment in China? What are the advantages […]