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View From the Wall
Families, Churches, and China’s Transition
[…] pursued not just political but also social revolution. The family, the foundation of the entire social structure, could not avoid the revolutionary storm. Friedrich Engel, in his book The Origin of Family, Private Property and the State, asserts the theory about family that is the most famous in communist ideology. Engel argues that the family […]
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Chinese Christianity
Turning the Nation Around
[…] that I met over dinner, told how her search for Christianity took a Roman direction. The Catholic cathedral was the only Christian church in the Shanghai phone book where someone answered the phone in a way friendly to enquirers, and where there were unrestricted classes for faith seekers. American Protestants, in fact, might reflect […]
China and Me
[…] pleased to hand the keyboard over to Laura de Ruiter, who grew up in China. In the coming months, she will be sharing thoughts related to the book she is currently writing. Here she describes the disconnect between her experiences in China and the China narratives she encountered when she moved to the West […]
Reading Tea Leaves from the 2021 National Religious Work Conference
[…] the goal of enhancing “national security.” Whether speaking of socialist or “historical” reeducation, the Chinese Communist Party aims to draw Christians into a tighter embrace. Xi also offers a new twist on familiar terms. “Three Self” or “three autonomies” is one such term. Originally, it meant that Chinese religions had to operate independently of […]
A Positive Legacy in China
[…] the commercial bureau. The secretary called the director. The director called the bureau head. She ordered the non-profit be given the necessary visas, because “they are the best foreign company in the entire province.” Years of having worked respectfully with the culture and the government had given them a good name. While others were […]
Comparing Peaches and Coconuts
More on Indirect Communications
[…] typically more indirect in their communication. They see all the relationships as connected to one another, so rather than offending any of these relationships, they will do their best to communicate indirectly so that harmony is maintained. This broader context should provide additional motivation for applying indirect communication principles like the "rule of three" discuss previously. […]
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
[…] loving their children unconditionally for who they are regardless of male or female, with special needs or otherwise. As for my father, well, it didn’t take long for him to realize that his two girls are the best gift he could ever ask for and have loved us to bits since! Image credit: I'Ching Thomas.
Scenarios for China
[…] Jewish ways! Still, this identity struggle transformed the church, and resulted in a time of astounding growth and multiplication. By the turn of the century, historians estimate there were 80,000 believers in Ephesus alone. Practitioners of strategic foresight methods learn to keep track of changes they observe in their environment. They keep a record of issues, events, […]
A Visit to Shaoshan and What I’ll Not Forget
[…] the religious persecution of the Cultural Revolution was “completely wrong and extremely harmful.”15 Yet, at the same time, they emphasized in their evaluation that Mao had been 70 percent right and merely 30 percent wrong. At the end of the day, Mao’s “contributions to the Chinese revolution far outweigh his mistakes. His merits are […]
American Factory
A Film Review
A tale of two countries, with a glimpse into China and Chinese culture and insight into cultural differences and warm friendships.