Why Beauty Matters for the Chinese Church
“Many Chinese churches place great emphasis on ‘truth’ and ‘goodness’ in their teaching and practice, yet they pay less attention to ‘beauty.’” Complaints of…
“Many Chinese churches place great emphasis on ‘truth’ and ‘goodness’ in their teaching and practice, yet they pay less attention to ‘beauty.’” Complaints of…
The thoughtful and wide-ranging contributions in this issue of ChinaSource Journal are particularly relevant to where China’s church finds itself today.
当我们谈论「中国」,究竟看见了多少个中国?从北方城市到西北少数民族社群,旅居中国十五年的梁泽修试图超越辩护与批判的两极,带领读者看见那些无法被单一叙事概括的生活、信仰与挣扎。
By looking not only at the church in China itself but also to Christian communities in the global Chinese diaspora, these scholars offer both cautionary tales as well as hopeful visions of what it means to be a witness to the “public God.”
曾经,「科学与信仰」是海外华人教会向中国知识分子传福音的重要切入点;如今,新一代留学生更常面对孤独、焦虑与生命意义的困惑。当信仰的障碍随着世代改变,教会该如何重新思考护教与宣教的方式,在理性对话之外,也回应人心深处的渴望?
在谢克德牧师的地下室里,二十张近百年前的中国福音海报,让安平重新思考:媒体宣教为何需要公共神学?从街头巷尾的海报,到今天的微信与社群媒体,传播方式不断改变,教会是否仍愿意聆听时代,让信仰走进公共生活?
把成果置于人之上,就是在贬低人的价值,与福音所宣告的信息背道而驰。
In some ways, the challenge the older generation faced is the same as ours. If you are asked the three questions this report raises, what would be your answers in the 21st century?
The Chinese diaspora in Europe is transitioning from being a “mission field” (the recipient of gospel activity) to a burgeoning “mission force” (the agent of missional change).
If Chinese Christians can develop robust local sources of information and reflection, they can move away from a “nervous” existence and learn to navigate risks, mitigate pressures, and live out their faith meaningfully within the land they inhabit.
我写这本书的一个目的,就是回到源头,看看倪柝声到底写了什么。
We must move toward a global dialogue where the Western scholar, the African pastor, the Asian theologian, and the Latin American activist sit together as equals.