Fuller Theological Seminary China News

6/20/2007 - ''Theology in Song'' Conference
This intensive course and conference Monday-Friday, June 25-29, with speaker and missiologist James R. Krabill, will focus on the shaping of our faith and church through music. A limited number of spots are available for non-students. For details and to register, visit www.fuller.edu/cll/theologyinsong.asp.

6/11/2007 - In China, A Catholic Group Tests Changing Waters
Except for his cross and clerical collar, Zhang Shijiang could be another one of China's hard-driving entrepreneurs hunting for opportunities as the country's old controls wilt away. He paces a church compound in north China's Hebei province, giving instructions to colleagues, taking calls, making plans to attract donations. Running a Catholic charity in a country long hostile to religion, especially Christianity, is not easy.

6/11/2007 - China Bible Exhibition Takes Place in Germany
Protestants visiting the exhibition of China's Bible Ministry held in West Germany on the German Protestant Church Day were deeply impressed by the presence of church in China and the related exhibits. According to Dr. Cao Shengjie, president of China Christian Council, over 43 million copies of the Bible were published from 1980 to 2005 in China, including those in ethnic-minority languages, Braille, and picture books for children.

6/11/2007 - A Sage for the Ages Makes A Comeback
Nearly 2,500 years after the sage's death, China is dusting off his teachings to help tackle the travails of the 21st century. "Our economy has grown, but our spirit has dwindled," said Feng Zhe, the 36-year-old founder of a new private school in Beijing that immerses middle-class children in Confucian discipline.

6/11/2007 - Christians in Border Valley Keep Sweet Faith
When China's communist army razed his church, Jesse's grandfather climbed into the forests stacked up above his valley and carved a hole in the trunk of a tree to hide his bible. Half a century later the wilderness is retreating but his grandson, sitting in front of the church and scripture school rebuilt from scratch, no longer needs it.

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