The Puzzling Issue of Abandonment of Children with Disabilities
The situation of parents of disabled children in China is undoubtedly complicated, with a variety of factors at play.
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Editorial reflection and analysis on issues shaping Chinese Christianity.
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Zooming to New Frontiers
How the Covid-19 shutdown and a 21st-century piece of technology were used to help change traditional forms of the Chinese church—at least for a while.
Discipleship from Karma to Atonement
What is needed for effective discipleship among Tibetan Buddhist background believers?
God, Caesar, and the Chinese Legal System
Western narratives about China and its church are built on a fundamental, but often unspoken, assumption about the relationship between law and society.
We Have Been Harmonized
“The China we once knew no longer exists. The China that was with us for forty years—the China of ‘reform and opening up’—is making way for something new.”
To WeChat or Not to WeChat?
What can we do? What can we not do? What should we do? What should we not do?
Serving with Wisdom in the Changing Ideology
The governing leadership in China over the years has been consistent, indeed almost predictable. And, as such, as we look at the history of mission and church development in China, we can foresee what Christians in Hong Kong will face in the new normal.
Taking Ourselves (and the Gospel) Seriously
Many of the China stories told by Christians inside and outside China are uplifting accounts of faith, of changed lives, and loving communities. There is clearly a disconnect between these voices and those that have unfortunately become mainstream within some evangelical circles. When it comes to their rhetoric about China and the Chinese, it is time for these Christian leaders to take themselves, as well as the gospel, seriously.
The Increasing Role of the Laity
For decades, the church in China has relied on lay people. Some would say this is an ideal situation in the church. Others would say that the phenomenon points to deeper problems within the Chinese church. To be sure, the pros and cons of the rise of laypeople are debated within the Chinese church.
The Ministry of Women in the Chinese Church
A reader responds to the spring issue of CSQ with insightful observations and questions.
“Forced Marriage” and Spring Festival
An interview with Christian film maker Geng Haiying about his recently released documentary highlighting the problem of “forced marriages” in Chinese society today.
The Inconvenience of Incarnational Ministry
Yes, we can use WeChat and many other ways to speak Life to our personal networks of image-bearers. But we speak best, truest, and fullest in the flesh.