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CSQ Article
A Pastoral Perspective on Contextualization
An Interview with Pastor "Peter"
An “On the Ground” Perspective
The guest editor interviews a pastor from eastern China on the topic of contextualization.
Editorials
Contextualization—a Broader Perspective
[…] the frequent tendency to sharply dichotomize culture and the Bible. However, the Bible and culture are entwined for two reasons. First, God revealed himself through ancient, Near Eastern cultures. Second, God calls his people to embody the gospel in cultures throughout the world. In short, genuine biblical truth is not an abstraction. For these […]
Supporting Article
Caring for Chinese Teenagers in American High Schools
As an independent school in the New York metropolitan area, Eastern Christian has experienced significant growth in its Chinese student population. While we have had Korean students for over ten years, our first Chinese student came in 2011; we are finishing the current school year with over thirty. Our experience reflects a national trend. […]
Book Reviews
Following the Servant Role of Jesus
[…] humility.” Openness is an ability to welcome people into our presence and make them feel safe. Hospitality captures the biblical ideal. My time living in three Middle Eastern cultures taught me more about welcoming strangers than America ever could. Arabs say that a guest is a gift from God. Welcoming me at the door […]
How Can Chinese Christians Foster a Reformation Spirit?
[…] unique and supreme authority. This does not imply other factors do not influence us. All theology is contextualized. On the one hand, God even used ancient near Eastern cultures to reveal himself in the Bible. On the other hand, we all use a limited cultural lens to interpret Scripture. The authority of our theology […]
Training Cross-Cultural Workers to Cross Honor-Shame Cultures
[…] David deSilva, Honor, Patronage, Kinship & Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2000); Jackson Wu, Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2019); Among historical and sociological treatments, cf. Anthony Appiah, The Honor Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen (New York: Norton, […]
Towards a Chinese Hospitality
A family learns new ways to show hospitality and build relationships in China.
4 Reasons to Consider Joining a Sending Agency
And 3 Reasons Not to
A look at the pros and cons of being part of a sending organization.
4 Reasons to Consider Joining a Sending Agency, Part 2
And 3 Reasons Not to
More on the pros and cons of being part of a sending organization.
Himalaya: Ladder to Paradise
A Film Review
Ladder to Paradise (2015)
Directed by Xiao Han and Liang Junjian
Reviewed by Hannah Lau.