The Beauty That Persuades
The call of cultural apologetics, I realized, begins with repentance: before we can witness to truth in the world, our own loves must be reordered by grace.
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Editorial reflection and analysis on issues shaping Chinese Christianity.
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Preparing Our Hearts
We’re grateful to once again offer an Advent calendar—inviting believers around the world to join together in asking for God’s mercy and giving thanks for his blessings on Chinese Christians.
Our Generational Stories
Understanding China today requires a sense of where China has been.
Bridging Theology and Church Life
How can theology once again become the heartbeat of the church?
Christian Witness in Chinese–African Encounters
Good missiology and partnership with Africans that is more equal and mutually instructive to one another is a partnership that values the voices and contributions of both parties in theological understanding, finance and time, culture and our lives.
Crisis and Critique, 1862–1927
From 1862 to 1927, China’s crises produced both scapegoats and gifts: Christianity was resisted as foreign and embraced in service—while new ideologies recast the debate.
What the Chinese Mission Movement Means for the Global Church
As the Chinese mission movement collaborates with the rest of the global church in mission, how will it reshape global Christianity?
The Water We Swim In
We bring to China our view of the world and our place in it, our sense of “the way things ought to be,” our values and priorities. Through this lens, we try to make sense of a culture and people very different from ourselves.
Hong Kong: Today’s Most Promising City for Chinese Gospel Ministry?
Hong Kong today plays a dual role in global Chinese Christianity—as both a host to newcomers and a sender of migrants who reshape diaspora churches abroad.
The Global-Theological Vision of a New Generation of Overseas Chinese Scholars
Among these Christian scholars are those who have newly embraced denominational identities, begun to promote interdisciplinary dialogue beyond traditional theological–philosophical impasses, and reopened a robust debate about the role of faith in scholarship, Chinese church history, and contemporary life.
When the Tolerance Ends
Earlier this month brought word that dozens of pastors and leaders of Zion Church, one of China’s so-called megachurches with locations in Beijing and around the country, had been arrested.
Shining God’s Light in the World
This conference is a good reminder to Christians that the ultimate purpose of even something seemingly cold and private like theology is ultimately to equip ourselves and our fellow believers to better love God and one another.