China Tells Christianity To Be More Chinese
How to understand sinicization and where it falls between sinister oversight and needed contextualization for Chinese churches.
Kerry Schottelkorb and Joann Pittman
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The headlines
out of China last week sounded ominous. In strident language not heard
in a long time, the head of China’s Protestant church gave a speech
supporting the government’s policy of reducing Western influence on
religion and making it “more Chinese,” a process dubbed sinicization in English.
Is
the move a step toward tighter government control, an opportunity to
further indigenize and contextualize the faith, or perhaps both? As with
most things in China, the answer ...
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019
China Tells Christianity To Be More Chinese
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