Tag: Religious Policy
Xi’s “New Normal” and the Chinese Church
Is China’s church facing a nationwide crackdown?
Put Down the Tea Leaves (and Look Out the Window)
For those in long-term service in China, one of the difficulties in discerning where things are headed politically and socially is knowing how to separate out significant long-term trends from those events that, while appearing important in the moment, may prove to be mere distractions. This is particularly true for those working with the church in China, who often attempt to "read the tea leaves," through the lens of religious policy and its immediate affect upon China's Christians.