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Does Christianity Have a Future in China?
[…] mode. Revival and explosive growth, especially among house churches in the countryside, highlighted the acute need for Bibles and trained leaders. (During the previous 30 years no new leaders had been trained, nor had any Bibles or other resources been produced.) Many outside the officially recognized church faced persecution. The church's challenges at this […]
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Healthy Partnering
A Chinese Perspective
[…] more insidious are those that are left unacknowledged and can conceal underlying unresolved contradictions. Only one respondent gave a positive example of cross-cultural partnering leading to a new way of looking at things. None broached the possibility that this kind of partnering could produce a “third culture” situation where participants create a unique set […]
A Journey Toward a Chinese Theology
[…] imagination of some in the theological community overseas but was roundly rejected at home. In the years since, with the rise of civil society has come a new theological stream that seeks to position the church constructively within society, yet with a prophetic voice toward social and political institutions. It is against this backdrop […]
Are China’s Churches Too Much Alike?
[…] situation in China appears particularly acute, perhaps due to the impact of rapid urbanization on the church’s development. As Christians have clustered in the cities and spawned new churches, urbanization has had a concentrating effect, bringing together a critical mass of people, ideas, and resources to create a new Christian culture. Meanwhile, pervasive social […]
The TSPM—Seeing Beyond History
[…] color perceptions of the movement both in China and abroad. As Vala notes, “The older Protestants outside the official churches passed on their memories, of course, to new generations of Protestants in the house churches, sustaining a narrative of the TSPM, its churches, and its leaders as fatally compromised by political power.” This enduring […]
Changing Dynamics of Church Growth in China
[…] discussion and an invitation for further reflection on the dynamics of church growth in China today. Migration Evidence suggests that urban congregations continue to grow in size. New churches are being planted. While the picture may look encouraging, this growth is due in part to Christians migrating from the countryside, where many churches are […]
Editorials
Toward a Chinese Theology
[…] imagination of some in the theological community overseas but was roundly rejected at home. In the years since, with the rise of civil society has come a new theological stream that seeks to position the church constructively within society, yet with a prophetic voice toward social and political institutions. It is against this backdrop […]
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The Olympic Challenge
[…] very different city. The majestic sloping rooftops of the Forbidden City, once an easily recognizable landmark for miles around, are now dwarfed by towering office complexes and new hotels. Block after block of traditional walled compounds that housed generations of Beijing families are being razed to make room for high rise apartments and condominiums. […]
Defying Western Expectations
[…] and every indication is that this history—which is about far more than numerical growth—has not yet run its course. China’s reforming churches are not drowning in the new tide but rising on it. They are embracing the opportunities they see in the new challenges they face and finding creative ways to meet the needs […]
China’s Urban Christians
A Light That Cannot Be Hidden
[…] the process is transforming China’s growing church as well. The purpose of this book is to explore how Christians in China perceive the challenges posed by their new urban context and to examine their proposed means of responding to these challenges. Although not primarily political in nature, these challenges nonetheless illustrate the complex interplay […]