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Praying the Ten Commandments for China
[…] witchcraft) continue to boom. The key reason for this is that people's demand for supernatural spirits and mysterious forces has been awakened by process marketization. According to Yang Fenggang, in his book Religious Revivals and Religious Shortage in Contemporary China, “If the institutional religious system cannot meet their needs, people will go to the ‘gray […]
ZGBriefs | October 20, 2022
[…] renowned experts will discuss the current state of religions in Hong Kong. Pray for China October 24 (Pray for China: A Walk Through History) On Oct. 24, 1928, Yang Xinfei (杨心斐姊妹) was born into a Christian family in Xiamen, Fujian. She became a Christ-follower in 1943 at age 15 and regularly shared her faith with […]
ZGBriefs | December 21, 2017
[…] Amy Sand. A Question for Christians at Christmas – Am I Really Ready? (December 19, 2017, Chinese Church Voices) In this article from China Christian Daily, Pastor Patrick Yang reflects on how Christians can at times get distracted from the Christian significance of the holiday. Yang warns of the secular distractions and even the conflict […]
How Many Christians in China? Preferred Estimates, Part 1
[…] and how do you arrive at that estimate? I have compiled their responses into three blog posts. Today’s post is part one, with the respondent being Professor Yang Fenggang, Professor of Sociology at Purdue University and Director of the Center for Religion and Chinese Society. He is also the author of numerous books, including Atlas […]
Packing a Punch, Indeed!
[…] in New Zealand” to download and read it. ChinaSource Team News ChinaSource hosted the webinar Where Are the Churches in China? And Why? on June 16. Dr. Fenggang Yang greatly encouraged and informed us as he spoke about the geographical patterns of church development in China. We had 597 friends registered from 20 countries across […]
China – The Most Christian Nation? Three Comments and a Story
[…] of the largest Christian congregations on earth. The assertion (and basis for the headline) that China may become the world’s largest Christian nation comes from Dr. Fenggang Yang, of Purdue University: “By my calculations China is destined to become the largest Christian country in the world very soon,” said Fenggang Yang, a professor of […]
ZGBriefs | October 6, 2022
[…] and continues all the way to retirement (or final re-entry). Pray for China October 6 (Pray for China: A Walk Through History) On Oct. 6, 1948, world-renowned economist Yang Xiaokai (杨小凯博士) was born in Jilin into a family of Communist Party officials. At age 19 he was given a 10-year prison sentence for writing a […]
ZGBriefs | May 19, 2022
[…] of millions of Christians and seekers. Sponsored Link Free Online Lecture: Where are the Churches in China? And Why? Geographical Patterns of Church Development, by Dr. Fenggang Yang (ChinaSource) Why are there so many Catholic churches in Hebei Province? And why so many Protestant Churches in Anhui? When thinking about missions, we don’t always […]
August 23, 2012
[…] before London race; emotional narration carefully scripted (August 23, 2012, Shanghaiist)When Liu Xiang crashed and burned at the 110m hurdles prelims at the London Olympics, CCTV’s narrator Yang Jian was also remembered for his emotional narration which was delivered in an almost weeping tone. He said then: ” Liu Xiang was like a warrior. […]
ZGBriefs | October 18, 2018
[…] no date for the proposed visit. China bishops on historic Vatican visit invite pope to Beijing (October 16, 2018, South China Morning Post) Joseph Guo Jincai and John Baptist Yang Xiaoting attended the first two weeks of the meeting of bishops from around the world, known as a synod, and saw Pope Francis daily in the […]