A short list of helpful books and websites about China.
Points of Contact: Confucianism and Christianity
With the influence of Confucius and Confucianism once again rising in China, Christians must find effective avenues of approach to deal with this pervasive cultural force. As with other elements of any culture, Christians can take several possible stances: They can utterly ignore Confucianism; totally reject it; assimilate it into Christianity with little critique; or affirm certain aspects of it while challenging, correcting, and even replacing others with biblical truth.
Requirements for Baptism
The Highest Priority for China Missions Today
Every issue of the Evangelical Missions Quarterly repays careful reading, but this article seems to have special relevance for those engaged in ministry to Chinese.In this hard-hitting and, well-argued essay, a veteran Korean missionary issues an urgent, compelling call to the church to re-evaluate its missions priorities. In my opinion, his insights apply with special force to the Chinese situation.
Family Ministry: The Key to the Future of the Church
As always, the latest issue of the ChinaSource Journal comes packed with authoritative, insightful articles. All deserve reading, but our focus will be on Li Sha’s most helpful survey of three family ministry models prevalent in Chinese churches today. As you will see, her essay brings a message to churches outside of China as well.
Death and Life in Taiwan
If you want to know the real impact of what is blandly termed “popular Chinese religion,” Dead Women Walking is for you. Though based upon true stories from Taiwan, it could just as well describe the plight of millions of Chinese on the mainland, as traditional religions experience resurgence in a post-Mao society.
