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Chinese Christian Returnees in Late Qing Dynasty and Early Republic

Contributions and Difficulties  

[…] Episcopal Church. During her 20 years of medical practice in Jiujiang, Shi trained more than 500 nurses and led them in Bible studies. In 1920, Shi and American missionary Jennie V. Hughes founded the Bethel Mission and in 1930, ​Ji Zhiwen (Andrew Gih, 计志文)​ took the mission further and initiated the Bethel Worldwide Evangelistic […]

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Pentecost in China (2)

Church Growth in the “New China” Era

[…] that report, in the first part of 1979 we began our Bible ministry to China (called “Donkeys for Jesus”), and during the 36 years from 1979 to 2015 (the year Xi Jinping began to take tight control of the nation), countless millions of Bibles were delivered to China from Hong Kong. Most were provided […]

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Reading Tea Leaves from the 2021 National Religious Work Conference

What can we learn from the recent conference on religious work? A comparison with the 2018 conference helps tease out key points.

Peoples of China

Understanding and Engaging with the Post-Eighties Generation

[…] despite their similar ages, hold opposing social values. On the one hand, Han Han critically parodies the disjunction between the daily reality that people experience and its official representation in the state media. In contrast, Guo Jingming is a talented and flamboyant writer who utilizes the dazzling and sensational image of a more confident […]

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Hope for HIV/AIDS in China

<p>The effect of HIV/AIDS is increasing and is expected to affect 5% of the Chinese population in the next 20 years. What is being done to address the medical issues and the social stigma of this devastating disease? What have Christians dealing with HIV/AIDS in Africa learned that can be applied to the situation […]

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The Life and Ministry of Eric Martin Ekvall

[…] and deputizing around the country.  Returning in 1915, accompanied by Emma and three children, Martin was appointed pastor of the Alliance church in Wuchang he had founded 20 years earlier, remaining there until he —as missionaries tended to say in those years—“went to sleep” on January 6, 1939 from prostate cancer. In addition to […]

View From the Wall

Public Theology in China

Some Preliminary Reflections

[…] of this world, “…the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Matt. 20:28). The church in China is part of God’s promise through Christ when he said he would always be with his followers when they would “…go and […]

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The Resolve of a Commoner

Some Reflections on China’s Catholics Today

[…] another priest refused to receive a rosary I had brought for him blessed by the pope; he was clearly unsupportive of the Vatican’s policies toward China. An American priest friend of mine who was recently visiting China, attended an Easter Vigil Mass with thousands of attendees. The photos he sent me are astonishing. Realities […]

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Sharing Eternal Truth on Shortwave Radio

Old-School Tech Beats Modern Monitoring

[…] difficult for churches and Christians in China. Restrictions on religious organizations and their activities are reminiscent of those in the 1960s and 1970s. At the recently concluded 20th Party Congress, Xi Jinping was returned as president for an unprecedented third term. The situation for religious groups does not look like it will get any […]

Peoples of China

Strangers in a Strange Land: Expatriates in China

[…] promoted/designated labor categories. For the first time, expatriates have access (for a fee) to the Chinese educational, employment and health systems. One should also note that since 2004, foreigners no longer are restricted in property ownership (residential or commercial real estate). This has led to increased investment and speculation in the urban housing markets […]