Resources from 2025
The Resource Library is where you will find the latest resources from across our publications.
ZGBriefs | April 3, 2025
Young, Tired, and Still Trying: China’s Next Generation Rethinks Success (March 31, 2025, Sixth Tone) Writer Peter Hessler and anthropologist Xiang Biao on the changing lives of young Chinese, the meaning of hard work, and why parents should cut their kids some slack.
Unbelievable but True
Real Stories of Faith and Transformation from China
Truth Stranger than Fiction—Grace Where You'd Least Expect It! On a day known for jokes, we’re sharing stories that seem unbelievable—not because they’re false, but because they reveal just how radically God transforms lives.
Prayer Resources—China Partnership
China Partnership is a US-based organization that supports “an indigenous gospel movement in China.” They serve a network of urban churches that are able to provide timely and firsthand requests for prayer.
US–China Relations Over 20 Years
A Book Review of "Lost Decade: The US Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power"
This book should be read by anyone who wants to understand the history and background of US–China relations and their broader international implications over the past two decades and into the future.
ZGBriefs | March 27, 2025
Using Apps in China Feels Like a Different World (March 19, 2025, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations) China's internet is largely closed to the outside world, so platforms are specifically designed for Chinese user needs.
Stories You May Have Missed
In this era of development, China’s Christians are telling new stories, some of which challenge our familiar narratives about China and its church. Are we listening?
Editorials
Flipping the Page—Back to ChinaSource Journal
We’ve decided to turn back a page in our history and restore the name of our flagship publication from ChinaSource Quarterly back to ChinaSource Journal.
Editorials
Whose Zhongguohua Is It Anyway?
Five Voices on Contemporary Sinicization Debates
Developing Chinese religions is not a socio-cultural or religious concern but one of international relations and national security.
Lead Article
What Is the Significance of the “Sinicization of Christianity”?
—A Perspective from Religious Studies
Christianity has endured over 1,300 years of history in China, weathering many challenges and undergoing a long course of “assimilation.”
Supporting Article
The Indigenization and Zhongguohua of Christianity
Can Zhongguohua be equated with the notion of indigenization? An attempt to draw a comparison is pursued through the lens of three distinctive dimensions.