Chinese Culture and Christianity: Diving into the Archives
Chinese culture is a rich and complex topic, and we’ve created a reading (and listening!) list from our archives for you to immerse yourself in this subject.
Culture
Explore Chinese cultural traditions, values, customs, and identities, and how they shape people’s understanding of faith, community, and one another.
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Bu Tai Qingchu
It may seem like a lot of things about China are not very clear these days. But . .
Rest? Is It Permitted?
What is the Chinese concept of rest? How does it interact with the Chinese values of shame and “face”? The author explores these topics and their interaction with the biblical teaching about rest.
Christians and the Hungry Ghost Festival
For Chinese Christians in Asia, being filled with the Holy Spirit is an assurance of God’s presence and a safeguard against any attacks by evil spirits during the Hungry Ghost Festival—and beyond.
Thoughts on Culture and Contextualization
The church does not exist in a vacuum. It responds to various cultural factors which raises many questions about the contextualization of the gospel. This article analyzes some key features of the cultural context of Chinese house churches.
Grappling with Multiple Identities
When faced with various identities in a complicated world, how might Christians understand and respond to potential conflicts?
Common Sense, Nonsense, and CantoSense
Answering the question "Can we be fully Chinese and fully Christian" with a resounding Yes!
Free Webinar: “Confucian Shame in Christian Thinking”
Exploring the diverse ways that honor and shame affect our moral decision making as well as Paul’s use of these ideas within his letters.
A Book about Balthasar and Why You Should Read It
I hope that this interview might draw some attention to the careful work Dr. Brown has presented in this volume, and that its contents might enrich Christian theological thinking.
Balthasar in Light of Early Confucianism
In this interview Dr. Jesse Ciccotti talks with Dr. Joshua Brown about his monograph Balthasar in Light of Early Confucianism, published by University of Notre Dame Press in 2020.
Confucian Shame in Christian Thinking
For Confucian thinkers, shame is an essential element required for moral development. This understanding is foreign to most Westerners. Yet, does shame have a place in Christian theology? Is it something to get rid of or might it have a role in shaping our character?
This webinar explores the diverse ways that honor and shame affect our moral decision making as well as Paul’s use of these ideas within his letters.