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Today’s Chinese Christians have roots that go back over 200 years for Protestants and 400 years for Catholics. In my view a grasp of the essentials of that history, at least for the 20th century, is crucial for us to understand the Chinese church under Communist rule.
Read MoreA modernizing transformation was kicked off in China by the intrusion of Western imperialist powers seeking trading outlets, during what was an earlier period of globalization. This transformation to a modern China is still underway as it joins today’s wave of high-tech globalization.
Read MoreA Reader on China expresses much that is lovely and winsome in Chinese civilization, as well as not a little that is annoying and even scary.
Read MoreOf the several on traditional Chinese culture that I have read, this book seems to be both the most comprehensive and the most balanced. On the one hand, the writers and editor display great appreciation for the fine achievements of their high civilization; on the other, they stress the need for China to receive and absorb lessons and new things from other cultures.
Read MoreThe purpose of this brief paper is to explain the existence of the Three Self-Patriotic Movement/China Christian Council and the resistance of the government to unregistered house churches.
Read MoreUnprecedented change has swept over China in the past one hundred years. We must take note also of momentous movements that have forever altered the shape of this ancient nation.
Read MoreChina’s Millions contains much information that could be used for a concise, objective, and accurate history of the CIM under the leadership of Hudson Taylor. Alas, that book remains to be written.
Read MoreMoffett’s fluent, almost racy, style makes the book hard to put down, even if you are trying to limit your reading to the Chinese sections. Open its pages at your own risk!
Read MoreWho will be the “winners” in this new global market?
Read MoreThis well-written, beautifully-produced volume represents many years of painstaking study, a firm conviction that the Bible is God’s special revelation, and a profound love for the best in Chinese civilization. As a result, it possesses many strengths and will be convincing to many readers, especially Chinese.
On the other hand, it suffers from a number of nearly-fatal weaknesses which will greatly reduce its value for more critical students of Chinese culture, church history, and the Bible.
Read MoreThis paper will focus on how Christian colleges were affected by the May Thirtieth Incident in 1925, an infamous massacre in which British troops killed eleven Chinese student protesters in Shanghai. In particular, it will consider how this event shifted the boundaries of identity and power between missionaries and Chinese at three of the Christian colleges—Yenching University in Beijing, St. John’s University in Shanghai, and Lingnan University in Guangzhou.
Read MoreFor too long, it has been hard to find balanced analyses of China’s prospects. The media tend to adopt a zero sum approach and exaggerate either China’s growing strengths as an inevitable “threat” to U.S. interests, or its weaknesses and impending failure, sometimes implicitly seeing this as favorable to the U.S.
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