Tag: Christians in China
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“Living as a Christian in China” Webinar Recording Now Available
The “Living as a Christian in China” webinar recording is now available.
Webinar: What Is It Like to Be a Christian in China?
A New Offering from the ChinaSource Institute
Learn about the historical, social, and political context of Christians in China, as well as the external and internal challenges they are facing today.
Too Quickly to Be Astonished
Surveying China’s extraordinary rise over the past decade, Graham Allison, in his book Destined for War, paraphrases former Czech President Vaclav Havel when he says, “It has happened so quickly, we have not yet had time to be astonished.”
China’s Religious Revival
A genuine "must-read" for those seeking to understand the complexities of religious life in China today.
A Chinese Christian says “No” to say “Yes!”
A recent Chinese Church Voices post featured one Chinese believer’s reflections on several related decisions she had made in her struggle to live out an authentic faith. Each decision involved saying “no” to the prevailing social norms, putting the author, Wei Chen, at odds with the expectations of co-workers, family, and even her fellow Christians. While Wei posed her decisions in the negative, they together represent a positive affirmation of the counter-cultural values to which many Christians in China aspire.
Celebrating Mothers—in China
Mothers are celebrated on many different days around the world. In every month of the year, except January and September, Mother’s Day—or Mothering Sunday in the UK—is celebrated in some country somewhere in the world. In many countries, including China, mothers are celebrated on the second Sunday of May.
One-in-a-Thousand Millionaires
An Example for China’s Christians?
If you haven’t already read the recent Chinese Church Voices post on the prosperity gospel in China, you need to. Here’s why.
3 Questions: “Salt and Light”
A ChinaSource 3 Questions interview with Stacey Bieler, co-editor of the Salt and Light: Lives of Faith that Shaped Modern China.
China’s Church in an Age of Pluralism
In modern societies pluralism has the dual effect of both relativizing faith, forcing religious believers to acknowledge the presence of competing worldviews, and of fostering growth by creating new opportunities for them to live out their faith in the pluralist context.