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Faith and Science in Dialogue among Chinese Christians
[…] an anti-scientific, evolution-truth-denying, religious nonsense. However, the attitude towards science-related Christian apologetics among today’s Chinese intellectuals is not entirely hostile. In July 2021, a video by the famous physicist Chen-Ning Yang, one of the very few Chinese Nobel Prize laureates and one of the most respected scientists among Chinese, was posted on the internet. In the video […]
ZGBriefs | May 19, 2016
[…] the photos, as well as some pity for the couple, turned into props for propaganda during their most personal time. “We Could All Be the Next Lei Yang” – Chinese Netizens on the Lei Yang Case (May 18, 2016, What’s on Weibo) Some netizens already call it one of the biggest controversies of the […]
House Church and TSPM: Surprising Admissions in China’s Official Press
[…] of Christians in China, nor can it provide legitimate leadership for the church. At the heart of the current dilemma is a religious policy which, according to Yang Fenggang, a Purdue University professor also quoted in the article, is out of step with the times. Rather than expecting all churches to come under the TSPM, […]
Gospel Power at Work in the Heart
[…] of recalling God’s Word and receiving the Holy Spirit’s work in our hearts can give us the courage and strength we need for difficult relationships. In Liu Yang’s case, God gave her the strength she needed to proactively talk to her mother about her mother’s role in exacerbating a conflict pattern with her older […]
ZGBriefs | August 5, 2021
[…] photos of the medals ceremony for audiences inside China. How female Olympians became the beacon of hope for gold medals in China (August 4, 2021, Dao Insights) Yin sheng yang shuai (阴盛阳衰), or femininity is surging while masculinity is declining, has been a phrase to describe the landscape of sports in China for a long time. Some suggest […]
ZGBriefs | October 5, 2023
[…] — and wrote about it in his classic memoir, Traveller Without a Map. Pray for China October 10 (Pray for China: A Walk Through History) On Oct. 10, 2016, Yang Rongli (杨荣丽姊妹) was released with severe medical problems after seven years in prison in Shanxi. In Sept. 2009, 400 military police raided the Golden Lampstand Church, […]
Reflections on the Writings of Louis Cha
[…] power. But he was unable to fulfill this desire within himself, and instead the desire became refracted into the fantasy of a woman relying on the man Yang Lianting. Though his innate desires were still hidden in violent killing and purging, on the surface he attempted to become divided as a soft, gentle woman, even […]
Is the Year of the Sheep Really Unlucky?
[…] about the source of blessings in life, notions of child-rearing, and the nature of sheep. It’s important to note that the Chinese word for sheep (羊 – yang) can also be translated as goat, ram, or lamb. We have opted to use sheep in this translation. Who Says The Year of the Sheep is […]
ZGBriefs | February 8, 2024
[…] at the end of a border fence 60 miles east of San Diego. The illegal entryway is a new route for those hoping to live in America. Yang Hengjun: Australian writer given suspended death sentence in China (February 5, 2024, BBC) Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been given a suspended death sentence by a Chinese court, […]
Book Reviews
Campus Ministry in Pre-1949 China
A Book Review.
[…] (p. 83). Chapter 6 describes how the continuing pressure on Christians led to a divided Chinese church. On one side were leaders such as Wu Yao-tsong and Yang Shao-tang who joined the Three-Self Church organized by the Communist Party. In the eyes of many Chinese Christians, these leaders compromised their Christian faith by participating […]