Charting the Future of China’s Ethnic Minorities
The editor's point of view.
In-depth academic and theological research.
The editor's point of view.
What is meant by ethnic unity and why is it so important to China?
Daniel Wright spent two years in Guizhou, China on a fellowship that allowed him to study the people and societies of inland China. As he spoke with people, they expressed to him, in a variety of ways, the crisis of faith that has come with the erosion of belief in communism. The following is the account of his visit to Shimenkan, a township of the Big Flowery Miao.
As we consider the fact that the minorities of China constitute less than 7% of the population of that huge nation, we might be…
The Liberating Gospel in China, The Christian Faith among China’s Minority Peoples. by Ralph R. Covell.
A review by Jim Ziervogel
The editor's point of view.
After over 20 years of economic reform, nothing seems to really catch the eyes of the Chinese today.
The church in China does not exist in a vacuum. Rather, it is experiencing unprecedented change that mirrors the rapid pace of change in society at large. Caught up in this vortex, the question is, “Can the church keep up and adapt itself for effective witness in 21st century China?”
Looking at one of China's "Cultural Christians," Liu Xiaofeng.
Due to the growth of the church in China, there are three main needs to be met.
Are the people groups of China responding to the gospel?