Search and Research
We continue our series on research and the indigenous Chinese church with part three—a look at some of the publically available resources for research in China.
Christianity in China
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A Shanghai Pastor Reflects on Challenges Facing the Church in China
Christianity in China is entering a new stage in the church-state relationship. How should the church respond?
China’s Next Big Thing
China is complicated. Good questions about China beget more questions. Sorting out the complexity is not easy, but for someone wanting to get a handle on the key trends shaping China and impacting China’s church, this podcast is a great place to start.
The Shaping of Christianity in China Today
Two book reviews provide Eastern (WANG Jun ) and Western (Richard Cook) perspectives on Surviving the State, Remaking the Church: A Sociological Portrait of Christians in Mainland China by Li Ma and Jin Li in which the responses to faith by Chinese Christians in mainland China since 1949 are explored through many interviews.
Religion in China—By the Numbers
Some interesting statistics from the new government White Paper on religious belief and practice in China.
Global Chinese Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity
A superb book about a very significant topic.
Are China’s Churches Too Much Alike?
Pastor Wang Zhenmin says homogenization is one of the major crises facing China’s church.
Surviving the State, Remaking the Church
Selected by the International Bulletin of Mission Research as one of the ten outstanding books of 2017 for Missions Studies, this sociological portrait presents how Chinese Christians have coped with life under a hostile regime over a span of different historical periods, and how Christian churches as collective entities have been reshaped by ripples of social change.
Chinese Christians Look Back, Part 2
This year ChinaSource marks our 20th anniversary. As part of our celebration, Chinese Church Voices is taking a look back with Chinese Christians at what has changed in China over the past 20 years.
Looking for 21st Century China
As ChinaSource celebrates 20 years of ministry, it is a time of reflection and giving thanks. We are privileged to have served the China-ministry community for as long as we have. With today’s post, we are beginning a series, called Looking Back that will take a closer look at those twenty years.
Builders of the Chinese Church
From 1807 to the 1920s, when a new phase of growth began, thousands of missionaries and Chinese Christians labored to lay the groundwork for a solid, healthy, and self-sustaining Chinese church. Builders of the Chinese Church contains the stories of nine of these leading pioneers.
China’s Religious Revival
A genuine "must-read" for those seeking to understand the complexities of religious life in China today.