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7 Reasons Why Sinicization Is Not Rhetoric This Time
[…] foreigners interacting with minority groups, it has taken more extensive measures in the past year. In Kunming, for instance, leaders have expelled or pressured out a substantial number (perhaps most) of the cross-cultural workers in the area, including entire organizations. 3. The “When” In previous decades, persecution was seasonal. One could be assured that […]
Training Cross-Cultural Workers to Cross Honor-Shame Cultures
[…] illustrate one possible way to train people from one honor-shame culture to minister in another honor-shame culture. Preliminary Suggestions The latter part of the chapter explores a number of possible applications. I raise several questions that we must ask if we want to dig deeper into the prospect of training missionaries from one honor-shame […]
A Dictionary for Learning Theological Chinese
Kingdom Speak《国度语汇》by Jo Ann Yau and Qiu Sheng Lung. Hong Kong: Tien Dao Publishing House, 2019, 184 pages, ISBN: 978-988-8279-70-8. Books, videos, podcasts, and whatever other resources are out there for helping people learn Mandarin—everyone has their favorite suggestions. For newbies, I always recommend the Chinese Made Easier series. Many Mandarin students spend years […]
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 […]
Reflections on the Reformation 500 and the Gospel Conference
[…] change of pace from other speakers. Inserting humor and broken Chinese, he offered a broader perspective of the gospel. Focusing on God’s kingdom, he drew from Genesis 1:26–28, Isaiah 52:3–10, and Matthew 5. The corrective from an individualistic gospel message is welcome. From my interaction with others, Pratt’s second talk caused some confusion. Although […]
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A New China and a New Catholic Church
[…] J. F. Lonergan, “The Transition from A Classicist World-View to Historical-Mindedness” in <em>A Second Collection: Papers by Bernard J.F. Lonergan, S.J.</em> (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1974), 1–10. Second Vatican Council, “Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, <em>Gaudium et Spes, </em>December 7, 1965,” Preface, section 1, Vatican website, accessed October 5, […]
The Never Ending March
A Book Review
The Never Ending March: China’s Religious Policy and the Catholic Church by Sergio Ticozzi, preface by Stephen Baskerville. Hong Kong: Chorabooks, 2018, 183 pages. Shortly after the provisional accord on the nomination of bishops in China was announced by the Vatican and Beijing, Chorabooks released The Never Ending March. Now, two years later, with […]
Saving God’s Face: A Chinese Contextualization of Salvation through Honor and Shame
EMS Dissertation Series
Years ago, the author had a startling realization. Theologians and pastors have long taught on the glory of God and its central importance in the Bible. However, because he was living in East Asia, it also dawned on the author that this sort of talk about God’s glory, praising Him, and magnifying His name was simply another way of talking about honor and shame.
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Hope for HIV/AIDS in China
[…] have seen the need to balance care and prevention. The words (prevention messages) become more believable when they are fleshed out in practice (care). According to James 1:27, “True religion is to visit orphans and widows.” An international Christian agency has partnered with the official church to produce home-based care manuals for teaching believers […]
4 Key Factors Influencing Cultural Adjustment and Retention of Chinese Missionaries
[…] calls the “four key conclusions” of his study. While his findings are compelling, I will take issue with the analysis that leads to one of his conclusions. 1. Finances are a significant challenge for Chinese missionaries. Many Chinese missionaries receive financial support from sending house churches. All too often, this funding is insufficient and/or […]