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活在「連字號」之間

紅包、綠包、紫包,看似相似的節慶習俗,背後卻有無法完全互譯的文化意義。吳孟翰從馬來西亞、美國與台灣的生活經驗出發,結合保羅書信與基督身體的意象,思考「連字符號」如何讓不同的身分彼此相連,而不抹去差異。

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From the Enlightenment to the Digital Age

The public witness of the church is not to win political power or cultural hegemony in this “competition of gods.” Rather, it is to imitate Christ, seeking the peace of the city in exile, living out embodied love in the virtual, and witnessing to the eternal kingdom in suffering. 

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From “Set Apart as Holy” to a “Community of Virtue”

In a context where public space is restricted and church institutionalization is still taking shape, the “community of virtue” reminds the Chinese house church that public theology is not only about how the church speaks to the world, but also about whether the church itself lives out a life of peace, justice, humility, and mutual service. 

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Cultivating Peace

Peace in Chinese culture, for example, often means requiring others to be the same as oneself, whereas biblical peace means being able to live with people who are different.