Whither Chinese NGOs?
Changes on the horizon for NGOs in China.
傅邦寧博士是華源協作的創辦人,並擔任首任總裁,直至 2019 年卸任。
傅邦寧博士曾於 1995 年至 2000 年擔任惠頓學院(Wheaton College)中國研究所執行主任;1987 年至 1995 年擔任中國福音會(China Ministries International)美國分會創會主任;1985 年至 1986 年則任職於香港中國教會研究中心,負責英文出版物的編輯工作。
傅邦寧博士擁有南加州大學(University of Southern California)政治學碩士及博士學位,以及彌賽亞學院(Messiah College)廣播、電視與電影學士學位。
傅邦寧博士長期關注中國發展,對中國教會及中國社會與政治現象有深入研究,並廣泛撰文及授課。他著有 China’s Urban Christians: A Light That Cannot Be Hidden,並與 Luis Bush 合著 China’s Next Generation: New China, New Church, New World。
2006 年至 2017 年間,傅邦寧博士與妻子 Jasmine 居住於香港,目前定居美國加州北部。
傅邦寧博士目前負責協調一個宣教士關顧專業人員網絡,為從中國差派至海外的宣教士提供支援。他也為其他機構提供諮詢,協助他們理解中國宗教政策所帶來的影響。
Changes on the horizon for NGOs in China.
For decades foreign NGOs trying to work in China have struggled with a lack of legal framework. Rumors have abounded about legislation that was “just around the corner,” but which never seemed to see the light of day.
Faith-based organizations have, for too long, adopted a secular business model for gauging their effectiveness. This is the conclusion of Gary Hoag, Scott Rodin and Wesley Wilmer in their short but provocative book, The Choice.
For the outside observer seeking to make sense of China’s religious policy, the Chinese Constitution presents quite a conundrum.
According to China Aid Association’s latest annual report, religious persecution in China more than doubled last year. The increase comes as no surprise, as 2014 was marked by a wave of attacks on church buildings, particularly in the city of Wenzhou and around the eastern coastal province of Zhejiang. The general social tightening that has come to characterize President Xi Jinping’s rule contributed to the pressure on religious believers, as did heightened tensions between the regime and ethnic minorities in Western China.
The destruction of churches and widespread pulling down of crosses in Zhejiang province during the past year have served to highlight the dilemma facing China’s Christians, whose numerical growth has, for the past several decades, outstripped the availability of suitable venues for worship.
As urbanization has redrawn the landscape of China, its effects have been far reaching, altering not only the physical geography but also the social fabric in multiple dimensions.
Is China’s church facing a nationwide crackdown?
While many would applaud the church’s “post-denominational” character as evidence of the unity of the church in China, others today are asking whether a return to denominations is not only inevitable but should, in fact, be welcomed.
As China’s elderly population mushrooms and its working-age population shrinks, Christian families find themselves caught in the middle of this demographic divide. Cultural expectations and legal requirements put the onus on them to care for older family members, but neither the government nor the society at large are adequately prepared to support this effort.
Last year members of the Almighty God sect savagely attacked a customer in a McDonald’s in northeast China after she refused to give them her cell phone number. Formerly known as Eastern Lightning, the Almighty God sect has emerged as one of the most active cults in China.
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