Recording and Resources—Learning About China
For those who missed last month's webinar or who would like to review the resources that were mentioned.
Books
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Take Language Learning Seriously
For many engaged in cross-cultural service (or preparing for it), language learning is often one of the most daunting tasks. Especially for those of us whose only experience is Spanish or French class in the American educational system, we are wholly unprepared, and most likely don’t even know where to begin.
When Your Friends Speak Another Language
An Exploration of Christian Theology by Dr. Don Thorsen has been translated into Chinese and is now available.
Honoring Mothers—In China
Mother's Day. A good time to celebrate mothers.
Long Peace Street
I’m always interested in new and fresh ways of framing history, and I loved this story of Beijing (and China itself) as told through the road. For Chatwin, it is a history that is ordered “not chronologically, but geographically.”
Golden Goose: The Story of a Peasant Family in Western China
A three-generational story of a rural Sichuanese family.
China’s Harvest Fields
A must read for anyone interested in the church in China, this book provides historical perspective for understanding the current situation and future possibilities.
Dreams and Disillusionment
If you’ve lived in China (Shanghai, particularly), you’ll love Shanghai Free Taxi. If you’re making plans to go to China, it’s a great introduction. If neither, read it anyway. You'll smile and learn stuff along the way!
Encountering China
Cook reviews this recent volume about the first half of Timothy Richard’s career and evaluates the book’s content and approach.
The Fading Vision of a Christian China
A book providing a valuable inside view of an era of unprecedented openness for Christianity in China and a sober historical assessment of why that era could not last.
Summer Reading for 2020
Here's our list. What are you reading?
A Foot Wide on the Edge of Nowhere
The story of Olive and Theo Simpkin.