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Chinese Christians in the New Era—Hope and Overcoming
The winter 2022 issue of <em>ChinaSource Quarterly</em> offers perspectives like a plane dropping from thirty thousand feet to ground level, as they shift from high-level and mildly optimistic…to close up, personal, and much more pessimistic. Together, they offer helpful insight on what’s happening in China after ten years of…political leadership by Xi Jinping.
Editorials
Catholics in China: An Overview
[…] face many challenges, some of which remind them of the difficulties of past times, and some of which are new. As is well known, since at least 2015, Chinese authorities have tightened control over religious groups through policies like the “Sinicization” of religions and the implementation of various measures requiring religious groups and personnel […]
The Nitty Gritty of China’s Social Credit System
[…] Digital Dystopian Dictatorship | Foreign Correspondent (27:14) China’s "Social Credit System" Has Caused More Than Just Public Shaming (5:44) SOTN Episode 6: China's Social Credit System ( 1:14:52) At around 2:25, the video reiterates a key idea about the social credit system: “It works because people want to save face.” Notes ^ For an […]
China’s Reforming Churches Rising to Today’s Challenges
The winter 2021 issue of China Source Quarterly comes out this week. It focuses on the history and current ministry of Reformed churches in China. In his editorial below, Dr. Bruce P. Baugus, reflects on the ways Reformed churches are facing and embracing the current challenges confronting churches throughout China. Enjoy your sneak peek […]
“Theological Reflections on Urban Churches in China”
A Reformed Theologian Responds
<p>Reformed theologian Bruce Baugus responds to the 2015 summer issue of the <em>ChinaSource Quarterly</em>, "Theological Reflections on Urban Churches in China."</p>
Supporting Article
Synthesizing East and West
Wu Jingxiong’s Lasting Contribution to Chinese Christianity
[…] for example, Shakespeare and both Taoism, and Zen. He wrote that “The moral system of Confucius is as practical and matter-of-fact as the Rule of St. Benedict.” 20 And perhaps even more remarkably, he likened St. Paul and the ancient Chinese: St. Paul was made joyful in his contemplation of God, but he was […]
Saving God’s Face: A Chinese Contextualization of Salvation through Honor and Shame
EMS Dissertation Series
Years ago, the author had a startling realization. Theologians and pastors have long taught on the glory of God and its central importance in the Bible. However, because he was living in East Asia, it also dawned on the author that this sort of talk about God’s glory, praising Him, and magnifying His name was simply another way of talking about honor and shame.
Editorials
Rising on a New Tide
[…] is more, recent events suggest to many that the situation for China’s reforming house churches—the focus of the articles that follow—may be particularly acute. On December 9, 2018, in a move that attracted international media and government attention, Chinese authorities arrested one of China’s most prominent Reformed voices, Wang Yi, a pastor and former […]