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Chinese Christians in the New Era—Hope and Overcoming
[…] the Japanese invasion in the 1930s to protect their congregations and lost their lives as a result. Swells is right, of course, that a focus on the numbers of converts was always misplaced; the focus should always be on the faithfulness and integrity of those who do convert, not on whether they are numerous […]
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How China’s Religious Affairs Bureaucracy Works
The author helps us to understand the workings of the religious affairs bureaucracy first by following the story of an aspiring pastor, then by viewing them historically. The Chinese Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement Association, China Christian Council, Religious Affairs Bureau and United Front Work Department are all discussed along with how they interact, lines of authority and the role of guanxi.
Seeing with New Eyes
Why Worldview Matters in Understanding China
In conversations about China—whether in ministry, education, or academic settings—one word quietly carries great weight: worldview. And yet, for many of us engaged in cross-cultural learning or ministry, it remains a category we acknowledge without fully exploring.
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Professionalism and Witness in TESOL
[…] loves all our students better than we ever could. Notes ^ Baurain, Bradley. (2007). “Christian witness and respect for persons.” Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 6, 201-219. ^ Borg, Simon. (2003). “Teacher cognition in language teaching: A review of research on what language teachers think, know, believe, and do.” Language Teaching, 36, 81–109. […]
Book Review: Schism
Seventh-Day Adventism in Post-Denominational China
[…] Pond. The study examines a recent case in which the divided Adventists were able to cooperate in a legal case which was ultimately decided against them in 2015. They appealed to the provincial court in 2016, but they were denied and the cooperation between the factions dissipated. The study displays the academic rigor and […]
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A New China and a New Catholic Church
At this crossroads, perhaps Wu Jingxiong points the way forward… In an era when conflict threatens to dehumanize us all, Wu Jingxiong’s Christian humanism remains to this day a beacon of hope.
ZGBriefs | June 15, 2023
Marriages in China drop to record low despite government push (June 13, 2023, The Guardian) The number of marriages in China last year dropped to 6.83 million, the lowest since records began in 1986. Data released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs showed the number of couples tying the knot in 2022 fell by […]
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Telecommunications and the Internet in China
<p>Among developing countries, China is number one in the pace at which telecommunication services and the Internet are being developed. These developments will contribute enormously to China’s modernization and integration into the global economy and may have significant domestic social and political impact. </p>
ZGBriefs | May 26, 2016
<p>Here's why Chicago's Chinatown is booming, even as others across the U.S. fade (May 13, 2016, Chicago Tribune)<br /> Local leaders say it has avoided gentrification because Chinese-Americans value a sense of belonging and choose to stay in the neighborhood. Few Chinese move out, and if they do, they sell their homes back to the Chinese.</p>
Chinese Education: From Hallowed to Hollow
<p>For the fourth straight year in row, the number of college hopefuls taking the national university entrance exam, or gaokao, has dropped. Analysts trace the decline to a corresponding drop in the number of children born at the beginning of the last decade due to China's one-child policy. However, the decrease also suggests two realities […]