Reframing the Mission (3)
Disciples are made to need one another, and in their interdependence they reveal God's glory.
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Salt and Light: Rethinking Chinese Public Theology in Kuala Lumpur
After leaving Kuala Lumpur, one question stayed with me: were we, throughout the conference, actually speaking about the same thing when we used the term ‘public theology’?
Bringing Incarnational Faith into Public Life
Does the gospel of Christ also concern a nation's public life: justice, poverty, corruption, the environment, refugees, and people suffering in disasters? I believe the answer is yes.
When the Law Redefines the Church
Those who want to walk alongside the church in China need to understand not only the suffering it produces, but the architecture that produces it.
Where Is Our Heavenly Home?
To serve effectively in a Chinese American church, pastors must address a more fundamental issue: securing a legal status that allows them to live and minister in the country.
Public Theology Begins with God
Like all theology, public theology begins not with issues, but with the knowledge of God.
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…
Becoming an Alternative Community
The thoughtful and wide-ranging contributions in this issue of ChinaSource Journal are particularly relevant to where China’s church finds itself today.
After the City on a Hill
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.”
The Challenge of Scientism in Chinese Diaspora Mission
The thought patterns formed by long-term, deeply embedded atheistic education and scientism remain a major epistemological threshold that Chinese diaspora Christians must cross in evangelism, as well as a stronghold that apologetics must address.
From Gospel Posters to Public Theology
In the era of new media, every Christian is not only a user of media products but also a creator and distributor of content.
Reframing the Mission (2)
God is glorified as Christ’s followers become disciples, showing through their fruit—their true identity in him. The command here is not to bear fruit, but to abide.