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Under the Microscope?

If you work for a foreign NGO in China and have had the feeling that it has been under a bit more scrutiny lately, it seems that you are not imagining things.

Joann Pittman • July 1, 2014 •

A Church for Hani and Yi People in Yunnan

While much is written about the explosive growth of the church among the Han (dominant ethnic group in China), less is written about the spread of Christianity among the minority peoples. The article translated below is about a county in Yunnan Province that is praying and raising money to build a church.

ChinaSource Team • •

China’s Schizophrenic NGO Policy

As far as I know China's NGO sector doesn't have a theme song, but if it did it would likely be the U2 hit single "With or Without You."

Brent Fulton • June 30, 2014 •

Lord, Give Me a Vision

Last month we highlighted a video from the Grace to the City Convention held in Hong Kong in March, which featured the participants singing the popular Getty hymn, "In Christ Alone."

Joann Pittman • June 25, 2014 •

Urbanization and the Future of China’s Church

Along with the massive urbanization that has forever reshaped the social and cultural landscape of China, the church in China has itself undergone a major transformation. From a largely rural, peasant-led movement in the 1980s the church is now very much an urban phenomenon.

Brent Fulton • June 23, 2014 •

Governing Religion with One Eye Closed

I am not a regular reader of Daedalus (although I probably should be), but a few weeks back I downloaded the Spring 2014 edition of the journal Daedalus onto my kindle because the cover caught my eye: "Growing Pains in a Rising China."

Joann Pittman • June 17, 2014 •

Six Trends Shaping China (and What They Mean for the Church)

Jeffrey Towson and Jonathan Woetzel, both professors at Peking University's Guanghua School of Management in Beijing, claim you can understand China in an hour. An excerpt from their new book on the McKinsey and Company website says getting a handle on China is a lot less about politics and a lot more about a handful of major economic and social trends that are shaping the country's future.

Brent Fulton • June 16, 2014 •

Can Christianity Impact Chinese Society? Ten Take-aways

Yesterday I highlighted some of the key points of the first of two panel discussions hosted by the Brookings Institute last week. The specific topic of that panel was the political and social status of Christianity in China.

Joann Pittman • June 12, 2014 •