News of current events, coupled with two recent books about Chinese Christianity, raise several important questions about the way forward for Chinese Protestants belonging to unregistered congregations.
Let us introduce you to just one of the hundreds of thousands of Chinese who are in the U.S. Peace Everywhere is an au pair, one of a special breed of live-in nannies that are so prevalent these days in the homes of busy affluent people.
Sorrow and Blood: Christian Mission in Contexts of Suffering, Persecution, and Martyrdom confronts us with the stark fact that most Christians throughout the ages, and millions of believers today, face daily discrimination, denunciation, and even danger for their faith.
Dr. Li always wanted to be a doctor, from the time she was a little girl. She saw both the need of the people and the dramatic impact that a good doctor can make in a difficult situation.
As I have tried to show in a long review of this important book, Alexander Chow has posed some very important proposals for all who seek to construct an indigenous theology for Chinese Christians.
Those who would serve God among the Chinese would do well to ponder both the positive and the problematic aspects of Timothy Richard and his missionary career.