Chinese Urban Churches Engaging Culture
As urban churches in China face significant changes in the 21st century, will they effectively engage their own culture and reach out with the gospel cross-culturally?
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A Message from the Church in China
Does the Christian church require a sympathetic national government to thrive?
A Christian Lawyer Discusses China’s New Domestic Violence Law
In March China introduced its first-ever comprehensive domestic violence law. While celebrated as an important step toward the protection of women and children (and, occasionally men experiencing abuse) the law also raises a number of questions within the Christian community. Here lawyer and Christ-follower Cheng Pangzhi wrestles through these issues, ultimately offering hope for reconciliation of families and a call to make use of the new law in order to protect victims of violence.
Islam in China
A few years back I was talking with a Chinese scholar friend of mine about Islam in China. In what has to be one of the clearest examples of pragmatic religiosity I’ve encountered, he told me, “Islam has no future here because Han Chinese will never give up eating pork.”
Scarves, Powdered Milk, and a Thesis
Gift giving is tricky in any culture—even our own.
7 Trends for Foreign Christians in China
The traditional roles of foreign Christians in China are changing.
The Precious Cross
If you find yourself worshiping at a church in China, chances are you may sing this song, titled “The Precious Cross."
Why Are They Lining Up?
In what has to be one of the most fascinating lenses through which to observe history and societal change, this short film chronicles recent Chinese history by looking at the different things Chinese people have lined up for over the years.
Caring for Elderly Parents in China
"Faithful love in action" as Chinese adult children care for their aging parents.
On the China Bookshelf
What books should be on your China bookshelf?
Why Read Books about China?
ChinaSource Senior Vice President Joann Pittman invites two friends, colleagues, and voracious readers—Andrew Kaiser, author of Voices from the Past: Historical Reflections on Christian Missions in China, and Amy Young, author of Looming Transitions: Starting and Finishing Well in Cross-Cultural Service—to join her in a discussion of why it is important to read books about China and which books they find to be most helpful.
A New Megachurch with an Old History
Much has been written about the cross- and church-demolition campaign in Zhejiang province over the past couple of years. What doesn’t make the news (outside of China), however, are stories about new churches being built. This article, originally published on the mainland site Gospel Times, reports on the building of a megachurch in Fuzhou. The building is new; however, the church has been there for more than 100 years.