Chinese Bible Printing in China
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first edition of the completed Mandarin Union Version Bible. Instrumental in the distribution of this Bible in China has been Amity Printing Press in Nanjing.
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Examine the life and witness of Chinese churches in China and around the world, including congregational life, leadership, church-state relations, and the challenges of change.
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Reconciliation Is Good, But . . .
Is reconciliation between the Three-self church and house church possible?
A Remembrance of Things Past
What might the Xi'an stele tell us today about Christianity and the government’s Sinicization policies.
10 Quotes about the Chinese Bible
According to Jost Oliver Zetzsche, "the first edition of the completed Mandarin Union Version was received from the printer on April 22, 1919." That is 100 years ago today!
Celebrating the First Re-opened Church
In the spring of 1979, Ningbo Centennial Church became the first church in China to reopen its doors after the Cultural Revolution.
Advice for Staffing Sunday School
“Mrs. Yang,” a popular blogger, shares her thoughts on who should teach children's Sunday school.
Left-behind Children and the Rural Church
As China develops and urbanization accelerates, so does the number of Christians flowing out of the countryside. This has left many rural churches with shrinking numbers and aging congregations.
Where the Church Gathers in Difficult Times
In the ten years between 1966 and 1976, it was difficult for some believers as well as house churches in certain areas to gather. And so they met in some unusual places—caves, cellers, tunnels, forests, and more.
A New Year, a New Building
A church with a long history celebrates a new building.
The Kingship of Christ
Looking at the boundary of church and state from this perspective, the church holds fast to its heavenly citizenship in a prominent manner, but holds fast to its outward rights in an inconspicuous manner.
A Conversation among Reviewers
A discussion of From Christ to Confucius: German Missionaries, Chinese Christians, and the Globalization of Christianity, 1860-1950.
The Nature of the Church
"I agree with the principle of separation of church and state. However, this is simply a concept. It is not sufficient to help us face complicated church-state relationships. We must carefully, diligently study the Bible. How is the church to exist in this world?"