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.
Sun considers the differences between the views of Cheng and Ni regarding denominations in the first half of the twentieth century.
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.
The issues of theological stance and church governance that impact the decision of whether or not to be a part of a denomination are discussed.
The author alerts us to the dangers that denominationalism can bring, especially with a new generation of educated, urban Christians who desire to pursue godliness.
In a society where religious life is tightly proscribed and managed by the Party-State, how is it that so many independent (“illegal, but free”) churches have sprung up and not only survived, but thrived?
The books, articles, and sermons of Watchman Nee are available online in both Chinese and English.
And who gets to decide?
ChinaSource looks at denominationalism in China in the coming summer issue of ChinaSource Quarterly.
The Yanjing Theological Seminary student choir singing the hymns of the New Hymnal—a resource for churches in China.
A framework with which to process the complexities of China, as well as tools to navigate the myriad of cultural differences you will experience in China.
A documentary about financial fraud, but one that requires discernment.