Praying for the Unreached in China
Tools for those who pray for China—including a month's worth of China-focused items for July.
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China’s Next Big Thing
China is complicated. Good questions about China beget more questions. Sorting out the complexity is not easy, but for someone wanting to get a handle on the key trends shaping China and impacting China’s church, this podcast is a great place to start.
Peace in Detention
An account in three points by a believer who was detained in Chengdu.
Denomination Names in Chinese
What, you might be wondering, are the Chinese names for some of the various denominations and sects in China?
Returnee Referral Systems
Connecting returnees—what are the critical success factors?
Looking at the Questions beneath the Surface
Swirling beneath the surface discussion of denominations—how they are defined, their relationship to the indigenous Chinese church, and whether or not they are needed—are some core questions regarding the fundamental nature of Christian community.
Encouragement for the “Gaokao” and for Life
"Do not be afraid because God is with you! It is a joy to be tested because Jesus is in you!"
Denominationalism or Nondenominationalism?
The author looks at the history of denominationalism in China and discusses what being part of a denomination means.
Let’s Be Honest about Denominationalism in China
The guest editor's perspective.
The Shaping of Christianity in China Today
Two book reviews provide Eastern (WANG Jun ) and Western (Richard Cook) perspectives on Surviving the State, Remaking the Church: A Sociological Portrait of Christians in Mainland China by Li Ma and Jin Li in which the responses to faith by Chinese Christians in mainland China since 1949 are explored through many interviews.
The Waning of a Pragmatic Cosmopolitanism
Sun considers the differences between the views of Cheng and Ni regarding denominations in the first half of the twentieth century.
Questions Beneath the Surface
In this issue of ChinaSource Quarterly, husband and wife team, Li Ma and Jin Li, bring together valuable perspectives, primarily from mainland Chinese Christian thinkers, on the emergence of denominations within the contemporary Chinese church.