The article translated below is from a Chinese website called Urban Mission (jidutu123.com). In it the author ponders what role Protestantism can play in the future development of China. He begins by talking about the transitional nature of Chinas current social and political systems and where Chinas current reforms may or may not be headed. He then draws on the writings of German sociologist Max Weber to understand the current situation in China today, to the point of comparing contemporary Chinese society with the German Weimar Republic. Finally, he argues that the main contribution Protestantism can make to the development of China is constitutional government.
ChinaSource Team
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August 19, 2014
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On Tuesday, August 12, Brent Fulton was a guest on the "Connecting Faith" program of KTIS-AM radio in Minneapolis-St. Paul. If you were not able to listen to the broadcast live, have no fear; the entire one-hour program is available in podcast form on the radio station website.
Joann Pittman
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August 18, 2014
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According to Rob Gifford, China Editor for The Economist, much has been written about the growth of the church in China, but to understand the church's impact we need to look beyond the numbers.
Brent Fulton
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August 14, 2014
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Recently I found myself in a discussion with several colleagues about what it takes to "partner well" in China.
Brent Fulton
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August 12, 2014
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When US Air flight 1549 landed unexpectedly in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009, the pilot, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, III, became an instant hero. But there were other heroes on the Hudson River that day as well.
Brent Fulton
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August 6, 2014
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Most large consumer-facing companies realize that they will need China to power their growth in the next decade.
Brent Fulton
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August 4, 2014
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"How many Christians in China?"
"Are believers still persecuted?"
Brent Fulton
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July 29, 2014
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Generosity is an unequivocal characteristic of the life of a follower of Jesus Christ. It is the joyful life that flows freely and richly from a heart that has been set free by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is the way Christians bear the image of the God who "so loved the world that He gave "
R. Scott Rodin
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July 25, 2014
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A big part of observing China is trying to figure out what is really going on. For those following recent events regarding the church in China, this has been especially true.
Joann Pittman
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July 22, 2014
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China is in the midst of an education explosion.
Brent Fulton
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July 21, 2014
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Up until the beginning of this decade, China's elderly and young adult populations were growing at roughly the same rate.
Brent Fulton
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July 17, 2014
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We live in an era when partnership between the church in China and the global church is both desired and increasingly possible. The challenges facing the church in China have evolved significantly in recent decades A survey of these challenges may lead some to conclude that church life in China today is not that much different from church life in the West or among overseas Chinese communities in Asia. Postmodernism, urbanization, secularization, and family breakdown are endemic to industrialized and post-industrialized societies the world over. The difference for China is that it has experienced in thirty years what in most other nations has taken place over a century or more.
Brent Fulton
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July 14, 2014
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