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Jingjiao—Not Nestorian
[…] to the East from Oxford University Press, 2022). Rather than disparaging this early church, we ought to be thanking God for it. Rather than looking for heresy between the lines, we ought to rejoice in the Christian witness that the stele and documents show existed in seventh- and eighth-century China. The name “Nestorian” has […]
The Long History of Government Oversight and China’s Church
[…] neither harm nor help another man. Nor indeed is it the business of religion to compel religious worship, for that ought to be done of a person’s free will, and not by force” (To Scapula 2). By the early fourth century, Christianity had become legal in the empire, and by the end of the […]
Creating a Truly Chinese Church
[…] is general agreement from all sides that a truly Chinese church is the goal, there is still little agreement on what that means in practice. Is it better if a church choir does not use Western style robes and sing only hymns whose words and melodies are composed by Chinese Christians? Is a distinctly […]
After Four Years Away
The Joys and Challenges of Re-entering China
Since I first arrived in western China in the summer of 2001 for a lingua-cultural exchange, life has been transforming here at a breakneck pace. During that first summer, I remember seeing just one building higher than 10 stories in the entire city: the China Construction Bank tower, rising 28 stories above downtown. Fourteen […]
Supporting Article
Campus Ministry in Mainland China
The Role of Foreigners, Past and Present
[…] (CCP) established the People’s Republic of China on October 1, 1949, campus ministry in mainland China initially continued moving forward. With the CCP’s stated promises of “religious freedom,” there was hope that the CCP would allow the ministry to continue on campuses. Sadly, that hope proved to be unfounded. China InterVarsity’s students and staff […]
Book Reviews
Campus Ministry in Pre-1949 China
A Book Review.
[…] was arrested. In light of the challenges faced by Wu and other Chinese believers, Adeney issues a compelling challenge to Christians in the West. “Living in a free society, Christians may choose the intellectual and spiritual climate in which to live, but if political conditions change and they find themselves in a communist society, […]
Real Relations and Real Connections
A Reader Responds to the Autumn CSQ
[…] in-person ministry had become much more difficult in China because of restrictions by Chinese authorities, believers in mainland China have been able to operate online in relative freedom. As the old saying goes, when one door closes, a window opens. At the same time, it seems that only so much can happen without in-person […]
ZGBriefs | May 2, 2024
Visa- free policies alone will not revive China’s inbound tourism (April 30, 2024, East Asia Forum) The decline in China's inbound tourism due to the COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns, leading to the expansion of its 15-day visa-free travel policy to incentivise tourist visits. But further efforts, such as improving travel convenience, addressing structural […]