Tag: Chinese Church
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How Zhongguohua Was Adopted as a Path in China’s Current Religious Policy
Xi’s directive to align all religions with Zhongguohua is not only rooted in academic and institutional history but is also deeply embedded in the traditions of the official Protestant church.
Book Reviews
On Rhetorics and Lived Religion
A Review of “The Sinicization of Chinese Religions: From Above and Below”
The work is a must-read for anyone concerned with the direction of Chinese religions and China’s religious policy.
ChinaSource Perspective
What’s in a Name?
Sinicization, Chinafication, or Zhongguohua? Defining the term in question goes to the heart of understanding China’s current policy and its effect upon religious believers.
Resource Corner
Key Scholarly Works on the Sinicization of Christianity in China
Here are some sources that may interest ChinaSource readers concerned with religious life and religious policy in contemporary China, with a thematic focus on Protestant Christianity.
Who Are Our Ninevites?
Peacemaking Among Chinese Christians in Britain
Expressions of distrust and judgment have loomed so large that some Mandarin-speaking churches and newly established Hong Kong congregations in the same cities avoid any interactions.
Unpacking the Shifting Narrative of Christianity in China
Sinicization, Chinafication, or Zhongguohua?
Sinicization, Chinafication, or Zhongguohua? Defining the term in question goes to the heart of understanding China’s current policy and its effect upon religious believers.
Meeting Gen Z where They Are—An Insider’s Perspective
Young people need a community where faith and real life intersect in meaningful ways, rather than simply attending traditional worship services.
Engaging Gen Z Anew
Guangzhou Churches Pioneering Youth Ministry Events
Guangxiao Church and Zion Church, two of Guangzhou’s leading and historical churches, are pioneering youth-focused outreach efforts to counter the decline in youth attendance. To attract them to the church, the two churches offer various youth-centered activities, including a "Faith Pharmacy," comic exhibitions, and storytelling sessions.
Cultural Harmony and Gospel Fidelity
Suggestions to the Chinese House Church
Chinese house churches must deliberate on how to be genuinely Chinese and truly Christian. Both the concepts that are overemphasized cause distortion. It takes constant navigating to be “in the culture but not of it.” Authentic Chinese Christianity will result from keeping both ideas in healthy tension as Chinese house churches negotiate between indigenizing and acting as pilgrim communities.