China China’s religion problem: Why the Chinese Communist Party views religious belief as a threat October 17, 2019 0 Image Credit: Photo by Kevin Poh/Flickr; Licence: CC BY 2.0. By John Powers. Beginning in the earliest grades, Chinese students are subjected to anti-religious propaganda. They learn that…
China The religious landscape of China in the twenty-first century August 5, 2019 1 By Fenggang Yang. Image Credit: Tibetan by Rod Waddington/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Religious diversity in China is very broad. Not only are there the traditional eastern religions…
China Redeeming China’s sweatshops: Christianity and migrant factory workers in Shenzhen July 31, 2019 2 Written by Quan Gao. Image Credit: Foxlink factory China by Chris/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC 2.0. It has been nine years since the Foxconn suicide event in 2010, when…
China Chinese Christianity encounters Islam along the Belt and Road Initiative July 3, 2019 0 Written by Emily Dawes. Image Credit: A Crucifix by Simon Shek/Flickr; Licence: CC BY 2.0. China’s indigenous Christian missions began in the early twentieth century with…
Ethnic Minorities Peacebuilding from the grassroots: Resolving conflicts in Mindanao April 1, 2019 0 Written by Julius Cesar Trajano. The peace process between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was hailed as a significant step…
China The Sino-Vatican Provisional Agreement: Christianity is adapting to the rules of Chinese governance November 22, 2018 0 Written by Wang Chao. The recent 'Provisional Agreement' signed by the Chinese government and the Holy See on the appointment of bishops marks a historic…
China Issues in developing a Sinicised Protestantism November 21, 2018 0 Written by Jonathan Tam. China continues to try to control Protestantism domestically. The official plan laid out by the China Christian Council and Three-Self Patriotic…
China Taiping Christianity: from ‘madness’ to localisation November 20, 2018 0 Written by Carl Kilcourse. The theological worldview of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851–64) is an excellent example of Christianity’s capacity to transform and become locally…
China Church, state and society: the misconceptions surrounding China’s Christians November 19, 2018 0 Written by Gerda Wielander. Will Chinese Christians bring social and political transformation? This was the question at the start of my in-depth study of contemporary…
China Actively Guiding Religion under Xi Jinping June 21, 2018 1 Written by Jérôme Doyon. In April 2016, Xi Jinping chaired the National Religious Work Conference. It was the first time the CCP General Secretary chaired such…