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Christianity in China in the Context of Global Christianity
Chinese Christians have a unique place in global Christianity and are entering into deeper conversations with Christians worldwide. What do they offer each other? One of the greatest challenges to global Christianity is navigating fragmentation and diversity. Another significant challenge is interaction with people of other religions. How can Chinese Christians help in these […]
Mapping China’s Christian Legacy
The Story of the China Historical Christian Database
At a time when the study of Christianity in China is becoming more difficult, the CHCD opens a new portal to explore China’s Christian past. The tool might be different than rummaging through a traditional archive, but by repackaging archival materials into an online tool it invites anyone to ask, “What could be discovered if…?”
Is Christianity a “Chinese” Religion?
Dr. Doyle brings a fresh perspective to the question of whether or not Christianity is a Chinese religion. Going beyond the traditional view, he approaches the question from many different directions providing compelling evidence that Christianity in China is Chinese.
A Sociological or Theological Reading of Christianity?
The Case of the Chinese Church
Common sense would tell us that what stands at the core of Christianity is its theology, polity, and mission. But when we come to Christianity in China, it is Chinese Christianity’s social impact and its implications for issues such as human rights and China’s international relations, rather than its pastoral and theological developments and […]
The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind and Chinese Christianity
Without a thorough understanding of American evangelicalism and how it was conceived within a specific historical context, Chinese Christianity could be prone to "imitating blindly," which could lead to "maladjustment" and "malnutrition," hindering its healthy growth and development in the future.
Global Chinese Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity
A Book Review
Global Chinese Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity, edited by Fenggang Yang, Joy, K.D. Tong, and Allan H. Anderson. Leiden: Brill, 2017. Volume 22in the series, Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies, edited by William K. Kay and Mark Cartledge This is a superb book about a very significant topic. The editors have assembled a competent team […]
Sanjiang Church: The Basics of Christianity in China
As the news of the battle for Sanjiang Church in Wenzhou began to break over the last week and I read the accounts, I was reminded again why fully understanding Christianity in China from the West is so hard.
Chinese Christianity and the Missio Dei
A Response to “When the ‘Golden Age’ Is Over”
[…] China’s political ambitions as well as Christian responses to them—whether from Chinese Christians, foreign workers, or Christians worldwide. Furthermore, it is noteworthy that the growth of Chinese Christianity may not correlate directly to the activities of cross-cultural workers in China, though the contributions of the latter also should not be dismissed. On this note, […]
Where Did Eastern Lightning’s Leaders Come From?
Section two of "Where Did Eastern Lightning Come From?"
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Chinese Christianity
Turning the Nation Around
[…] exceptionally rapid during the past two decades, which also coincides with one of the most intense periods of foreign influence upon China in centuries. Some of where Christianity is coming from in China today might be called largely cultural. During the month of December, it is near impossible to enter a Beijing hotel or […]