The essays in this ebook, written by a Chinese scholar, were originally published in the ChinaSource Quarterly. Writing from a sociological perspective, Hou Shui offers a unique perspective on the church in China and its role in society, as well as its relationship to the party-state.
The story of one church caring for those who had to leave China unexpectedly.
I had left a village corrupted by crime, and returned to a village transformed by Christ.
A very special film in celebration of a very special time of year.
Christian intellectuals, especially those in ministry or missions, will find the book very useful in understanding issues of poverty and alienation in China. Indeed, any concerned Christian will be moved by the stories and descriptions of the plight of the migrant workers.
With compromised computers and uncertainty as to which forms of communication were still OK to use, organizations struggled to be in regular contact with their workers and acknowledged that some of their people felt left out and lonely when they needed their organization's presence and support.
A sociological analysis as well as a theological discussion of China’s internal migration since the marketization reform in 1978.
Unified with the historic Christ who humbled himself, the church should be humble and suffering in this generation, bearing witness for the gospel. Only such a path is the true path of the cross of the Chinese church.
"I hadn’t planned on teaching. Although I love English and had even majored in English literature at university, I didn’t like public speaking."
The nations are coming to China and what an opportunity to reach them with the gospel while in China.
How to help children face the uncertainties and trauma of an unexpected departure.
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.