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A former Jehovah’s Witness tells her story
Amber Scorah’s memoir has a breathless quality that makes it compulsively readable.
The church's history—and future—in the world's largest megacity
In the Pearl River Delta, Christianity is more than just a memory.
Hong Kong's democracy movement is not Christian, but many key activists are.
The Upper Salween Valley is an inhospitable, sparsely populated place. It may seem like an unlikely place for a Christian community to thrive.
by Lian Xi
Anthony C. Yu died this spring. I am still discovering the profound influence this teacher had on me.
When Chinese leaders lifted the persecution of religion, what was in it for them? Actually, they stood to benefit in many ways.
According to Lian Xi, radical Protestantism flourished in 20th-century China partly by distancing itself from the Western missionary establishment.
by Grant Wacker
China's leaders still speak implicitly against religions with strong foreign ties. Meanwhile, Christian theology thrives in China.
by Chloë Starr