Blog Entries on Church and Society
3 Questions: Migration and Public Theology in China
A conversation with sociologist and author Li Ma.
3 Questions: A New Look at Chinese Christians
A ChinaSource "3 Questions" interview with one of the authors of Surviving the State, Remaking the Church: A Sociological Portrait of Christians in Mainland China.
3 Questions: Remembering the Poor
Brother Tom is a grassroots church planter in an Asian city. For the past twenty years he has worked with a global organization on creating access and sustainability for church planting.
China’s Church at the Threshold
Over the course of 2016, as I have had the opportunity to participate in various gatherings of Chinese Christians, I have heard two conversations going on simultaneously.
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.
When Families Are Separated, How Can We Help?
“She doesn't know me anymore,” my friend Xiao Min remarked offhandedly one day, as though this fact didn't bother her. As the weeks went on, I would slowly discover that this statement reflected a very deep pain in Xiao Min's heart. The first time she brought it up, though, I was surprised she would treat the matter so coolly. After all, she was talking about her own daughter.
A Light that Cannot Be Hidden
On May 21 ChinaSource President Brent Fulton spoke at Emmanuel English Church in Hong Kong. Drawing from his book China’s Urban Christians: A Light that Cannot Be Hidden, Fulton talked about how the kingdom of God has spread in China, despite difficult circumstances.
3 Questions: Dr. Brent Fulton
China's Urban Christians | FAQ
A ChinaSource 3 Questions interview with Dr. Brent Fulton, author of China's Urban Christians: A Light That Cannot Be Hidden and president of ChinaSource.
Dr. Lewis and the Chinese Church
Has China reached the Lewis Turning Point? What does that mean for migrant workers in China?
Making It Safer for Seniors to Stay Active
Raising Up Trained Caregivers
I was riding on the subway in Wuhan one afternoon, standing in the middle of a very crowded car. A frail senior gentleman was sitting in a seat near me. When we came to the next stop, a senior woman, who was standing by the door, started shouting at him to hurry and get off the train. He stood up and those of us around him helped him get to the doorway as quickly as possible, but by the time he got there, the door started to close. The woman was already on the platform, but he was still standing in the car. When the doors closed, the glass platform door closed on his arm, and the car door closed on his head.