華人教會領導層的世代轉變
如果教會需要下一代神學領袖,誰來支持他們走下去?
姚西伊博士是中國基督教史專家,現任美國戈登-康威爾神學院世界基督教與亞洲研究教授,擁有神學博士學位。
如果教會需要下一代神學領袖,誰來支持他們走下去?
西方神學教育曾深刻影響中國教會。如今,當教會處境已大不相同,神學教育能否由中國基督徒主導,走出一條扎根本土、又與全球教會同行的新路?
First of two essays by China Source Quarterly readers who tell us why they take the time to read the Quarterly and the reasons they find it valuable.
The Chinese Union Version of the Bible, published in 1919, remains the most dominant and popular translation used in China today. Here are some reasons why.
Using a historical approach, this book looks at the early stages of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM) and Chinese Protestant Christians’ responses to changing church-state relations from 1949-1958. The author proposes that to understand the conflicts between the early stages of TSPM and the Chinese church leaders, theology and Christian identity are significant factors. This work provides valuable insights to keep in mind while studying the history of Chinese Christianity.
Common sense would tell us that what stands at the core of Christianity is its theology, polity, and mission. But when we come to Christianity in China, it is Chinese Christianity’s social impact and its implications for issues such as human rights and China’s international relations, rather than its pastoral and theological developments and challenges, that have received disproportionately large attention in the Western press in the recent decades.
Chinese society today has turned fairly religious with Protestant Christianity and Confucianism experiencing the most growth in recent decades. As these two traditions interact more and more, the tension and rivalry between them intensifies. Dr. Yao looks at the roles that each plays in today's China along with the place of the so-called New Confucian Movement. As the current Confucian revival represents an attempt to regain Confucian dominance in Chinese society, what is the response of Christianity?