China has always been an anomaly. She is open to the gospel, she is resistant to the gospel. She is hungry for things modern and Western, she is stubbornly proud of things traditional and Chinese. How do we make sense of all this? More importantly, how do we gauge the mindset of China's intellectuals and leaders? How do they view Christianity as a religion, as a Western cultural construct, as a world and life view?
What is ahead for China in the coming years? What can we glean from China's past that helps us understand what may be ahead for China and for the church in China?
China 2020: Future Scenarios, A workshop report prepared by The National Bureau of Asian Research; held February, 2007 in Warrenton, Virginia. Forthcoming from ChinaSource.
Reviewed by Tiger Lily
The effects of China's increasing global influence and involvement is being felt both around the world and at home in China.
Editor's Note: This editorial originally appeared in CS Quarterly, 2007 Summer.
What does the global generation look like in China? What implications are there for reaching this generation with the gospel?
As the world becomes increasingly interdependent, the opportunity for short-term teams working in China increases. What impact will short-term teams have in 2008 when China is highlighted on the world's stage?
As globalization has affected the country of China, it has also affected China's house churches. The effects have been both positive and negative and will continue to impact the house churches well into the future.
The effects of globalization on all areas of life in China an overview that sees both the positive effects and the negative.
Oracle Bones: A Journey between China's Past and Present by Peter Hessler.
Reviewed by Chan-Kei Thong
Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God's Agenda by Henry T. Blackaby and Richard Blackaby.
Reviewed by Jess Nelson and Chuanhang Shan
Editor's Note: This editorial originally appeared in "Training Leaders for the Church in China" (CS Quarterly, 2007 Spring).