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3 Questions: Honor, Shame, and the Gospel
[…] influenced in part by Western values. We have moved away from colonialism in our methods but not our theology. As a catalyst we want to be seeding new teams and collaborations to develop new ministry resources, ways of presenting the gospel, and training for cross-cultural ministry. We’re looking for new case histories, people writing […]
Denominationalism in China: Pre or Post?
[…] from the unique provision and leading of God to a particular denomination in her history. Because of this, older traditional churches in China are often critical of new, younger, urban churches in their constitutionalization processes to establish denominations. It is very easy to import a denominational book of governance or church constitution or doctrinal […]
China by the Lists
[…] Christmas carol (which, after the eighth or ninth verse has been known to test the sanity of even the soundest of souls). On the twelfth day of New Year, the Party gave to me: Twelve Socialist Values Eleven Most Active Cults Ten-Year Visas Nine-Dash Line Eight Shames and Honors Seven Percent Growth Rate Six […]
Book Reviews
Redeemed by Fire
The Rise of Popular Christianity in Modern China
Lian Xi, Redeemed by Fire: The Rise of Popular Christianity in Modern China. New Haven, Yale University Press, 2010. Available on Amazon. Reviewed by Brent Fulton Years ago a Western teacher was having a conversation with one of her students in China about their respective cultures. “You know what the difference is between you […]
In an Ever-Changing China, Some Things Haven’t Changed
[…] problem. At the same time, various forms of crime, addictions, and counterfeit products plague society. Cheating and bribery now go hand in hand as China travels a new path to a market economy. Today, murders, robberies and explosions have become common news. Government leaders from villages, townships and provinces up to high-ranking officials in […]
3 Questions: Carol Lee Hamrin
Regarding China’s National Security Commission
Today we begin a new feature, “3 Questions.” Our goal with this feature is to bring more voices to the mix, and to hear what is on the hearts and minds of various China watchers and specialists. "3 Questions" will be published on an occasional basis. Watch for the next one—an interview with Dr. […]
Lead Article
Welcome to the City
[…] would experience total unity. The inclusion of the word “total” implies that there can be partial unity. In fact there are different expressions of unity in the New Testament. Ephesians 4:3-5a is an expression of the unity of family. When each of us comes to Christ we become children of God, which makes us […]
A Look at China’s Registered Church
From the 2020 Autumn Issue of CSQ
[…] control of the Communist Party (although it did serve this purpose), but was seen by its leaders as the only way forward for the church in the new era. With the outbreak of the Korean conflict, the stated desire to see a Chinese church independent of missionary control took on a decidedly political dimension. […]
2016: Not “Business as Usual”
[…] a rethink of how expatriate Christians serve in China? I tend to agree with Swells that what we’re experiencing is the latter, particularly in view of the new policy environment and its affect both upon foreigners and upon Chinese Christians whom they seek to serve. Events over the past year suggest that what’s ahead […]
Who’s at the Table?
[…] discerning what God has put before them to do and how he has uniquely gifted them to serve. Making this shift requires slowing down. It requires a new mindset. It is humbling—particularly if one’s work has been seen as successful—to recognize that this assistance may not be appropriate in the long term, and that […]