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6 Approaches to Contextualization in China
[…] After writing this, I found another Chinese theologian who asserts, “I think the starting point for Chinese Christianity is the contemporary Chinese socio-cultural reality,” after which he offers C. S. Song as an illustration. See Wenxi Zhang, “Christianity in the Chinese Cultural Context” (Paper presented at 22nd National Catholic China Conference, Nov 2006), n.p. […]
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The Resolve of a Commoner
Some Reflections on China’s Catholics Today
News about China’s Catholic community since 2018 has been polarized. While some experts and journalists have supported the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with China’s authorities as both necessary and salutary, others have condemned it as either uninformed or a betrayal of China’s Catholics. Over the past six years, I have received reports from China’s priests […]
The Life and Ministry of Emma Ekvall
[…] leaving on furlough in 1898, she had witnessed conversions and ushered five ladies into a Bible class then led by Mrs. Cassels (expanding in time to over 20). Emma at the time of her marriage. During this first term she accepted the proposal of a persistent naturalized-American Swede, (Eric) Martin Ekvall who had grown […]
Book Reviews
The Chinese Church in Transition
Navigating Mission in the Diaspora
[…] follows: chapter one introduces the evangelical attention to diaspora mission and the scope of the research covered in the book. Chapter two covers the relevant literature and offers definitions to terms such as globalization, diaspora (in general), Chinese diaspora, diaspora missiology, and short-term mission. Chapter three delineates the research methodology behind this work and […]
Book Reviews
Building up China’s Church
China’s Reforming Churches, Bruce P. Baugus. ed., Grand Rapids, MI, Reformation Heritage Books, 2014, 320 pages. ISBN-10: 1601783175; ISBN-13: 978-1601783172; Paperback $17.98 at Amazon. Reviewed by Jennifer Guo For Christians with a passion for missions, China is on center stage. We certainly recognize this strategic mission field of approximately 1.35 billion people, and tremendous evangelistic fruit […]
The 3D Gospel Is Now in Mandarin
[…] achieves his purpose. Readers should expect to come away with many questions when finished with this section. It should spur deeper reflection and discussion. Finally, chapter 4 offers a few initial proposals concerning potential implications for ministry. For instance, he suggests ways that people might adapt the way they present the gospel in different […]
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A New China and a New Catholic Church
[…] Catholics face in China despite the accord struck by the Holy See with Beijing. Nonetheless, Chiaretto Yan affirms the positive dimensions of that accord. And Anthony Clark offers some historical perspective. Dr. Clark quotes Pope Francis: “China is not easy, but I am convinced that we should not give up the dialogue.” And again, […]
Training Cross-Cultural Workers to Cross Honor-Shame Cultures
[…] the power of tradition. One’s social status is largely contingent on how well a person upholds these values. The article is only one small step forward. It offers an initial framework for seeking context-specific strategies and training methodologies. More practical applications will emerge as people from diverse contexts and experience continue to collaborate and […]
Be A Better Dad Today
A Book Review
[…] values which once undergirded the family have been abandoned; China’s moral fabric has begun to unravel. In the face of these mounting difficulties, Be A Better Dad Today offers practical and proven solutions to fathers. Take the third tool for example: “True Moral Compass and True Humility.” Slayton tells us that one of the father’s key roles […]
The Nitty Gritty of China’s Social Credit System
[…] received by individuals. In effect, China’s social credit system is a way of commodifying “face.” The entire project works through public shaming. A Social Credit System with American Characteristics? One article poses a provocative question, “Chinese-Style Social Credits System a Harbinger of US's Future?” The writer states: That is the fundamental reason both the […]