Chinese Christianity
The church in China—more Chinese or more global?
傅邦寧博士是華源協作的創辦人,並擔任首任總裁,直至 2019 年卸任。
傅邦寧博士曾於 1995 年至 2000 年擔任惠頓學院(Wheaton College)中國研究所執行主任;1987 年至 1995 年擔任中國福音會(China Ministries International)美國分會創會主任;1985 年至 1986 年則任職於香港中國教會研究中心,負責英文出版物的編輯工作。
傅邦寧博士擁有南加州大學(University of Southern California)政治學碩士及博士學位,以及彌賽亞學院(Messiah College)廣播、電視與電影學士學位。
傅邦寧博士長期關注中國發展,對中國教會及中國社會與政治現象有深入研究,並廣泛撰文及授課。他著有 China’s Urban Christians: A Light That Cannot Be Hidden,並與 Luis Bush 合著 China’s Next Generation: New China, New Church, New World。
2006 年至 2017 年間,傅邦寧博士與妻子 Jasmine 居住於香港,目前定居美國加州北部。
傅邦寧博士目前負責協調一個宣教士關顧專業人員網絡,為從中國差派至海外的宣教士提供支援。他也為其他機構提供諮詢,協助他們理解中國宗教政策所帶來的影響。
The church in China—more Chinese or more global?
A ChinaSource "3 Question" interview with Dr. Carol Lee Hamrin about China’s National Security Commission.
Tainted milk, diseased pigs sold on the market, 40-year-old meat discovered in a warehouse in Hunan, and lead-contaminated water in a newly built Hong Kong housing estate—these are just a few examples of the food scare nightmares that have come to light in China in recent years. More such stories continue to surface, seemingly on a weekly basis.
An experienced business leader in China remarked that, while there is the expectation that Christians should somehow conduct business differently, the question of what exactly this should look like remains a difficult one.
How the church in China is seeking to strengthen marriages in the face of an increasing divorce rate.
Taking a look at the global implications of China's environmental crisis.
China’s foreign policy under Xi Jinping has witnessed a significant shift. Formerly focused on China’s relationship with the world’s major powers, China’s leaders are now redirecting their attention to relations with the nations around China, as well as to those nations beyond with which China seeks to develop closer economic ties.
In a recent post I wrote about the paradoxical treatment of religion in China’s Constitution. On the one hand, Article 36 of the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion. On the other hand, the same article puts clear conditions on this freedom, making it subject to the needs of the state as defined by the Communist Party of China.
Rodney Stark and Xiuhua Wang’s new book, A Star in the East, combines data from a major study on religion in China conducted during the past decade together with keen sociological insights in order to explain the factors behind China’s phenomenal church growth.
In its journey toward a theology that is uniquely “Chinese” the Chinese church has at various times clashed with longstanding cultural and religious traditions, weathered and responded to severe domestic turmoil, and intersected with a range of theological influences from abroad.
The editor's point of view.
The latest episode in the government’s attack on Christian churches in Wenzhou is the drafting of regulations outlining precise limits on the size and location of religious buildings and the size and placement of crosses.