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Matters of the Heart . . . and the Nation

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. 

The Untold Story

The Liberating Gospel in China, The Christian Faith among China’s Minority Peoples. by Ralph R. Covell.

A review by Jim Ziervogel

No Stranger

After over 20 years of economic reform, nothing seems to really catch the eyes of the Chinese today.  

The Changing Face of China’s Church

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?”