Letter to the editor from an Anglican in the United States who has been living and serving in Kunming, Yunnan since 1999. Provides his contact information.
Through a partnership between the United Bible Societies and the China Christian Council, the Amity Printing Press was born in 1988. Today, Amity Press publishes the Bible in eight Chinese minority languages.
"Brought together in this booklet are the major papers presented at the historic consultation with Chinese Christian leaders held in Hong Kong [23-26] March 1981." -- Intro.
Contents: Introduction / Yap Kim Hao -- Consultation with Chinese Christians -- Big-power Relations in Asia : A General Survey / Lee Lai To -- The Church in China : Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow / Peter Tsai -- Historical and Theological Perceptions of the Chinese Church / Ng Lee Ming -- Christian Witness in New China / Tsao Seng-chieh -- Christian Witness-Bearing in Chinese Political Life / Han Wen-zao -- Theological Education in New China / K.H. Ting -- Appendix I: A Call for Clarity: Fourteen Points from Christians in the People's Republic of China to Christians Abroad / K.H. Ting -- Appendix II: Comments in the Secular Press -- Appendix III: List of Participants.
"Brought together in this booklet are the major papers presented at the historic consultation with Chinese Christian leaders held in Hong Kong [23-26] March 1981." -- Intro.
Contents: Introduction / Yap Kim Hao, General Secretary -- Consultation with Chinese Christians -- Big-power Relations in Asia : A General Survey / Lee Lai To -- The Church in China : Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow / Peter Tsai -- Historical and Theological Perceptions of the Chinese Church / Ng Lee Ming -- Christian Witness in New China / Tsao Seng-chieh -- Christian Witness-Bearing in Chinese Political Life / Han Wen-zao -- Theological Education in New China / K.H. Ting -- Appendix I: A Call for Clarity: Fourteen Points from Christians in the People's Republic of China to Christians Abroad / K.H. Ting -- Appendix II: Comments in the Secular Press -- Appendix III: List of Participants.
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OTCH Note: The Rt. Rev. K.H. Ting is an Anglican bishop. Participants included several Asian Anglicans.
"As a theologian, K.H. Ting has primarily addressed the social and ecumenical issues facing the Chinese church. Almost everything he has written has been in response to contemporary concerns of church and society and at times he has been unstinting in his criticisms of both. Yet throughout, he has been both a Chinese thinker who loves the church and a Christian theologian who loves China. The sixty years of sermons and essays included in this book present a remarkably consistent vision of Christian faith in the Chinese context, a vision that unfolds with the historical experiences and changing possibilities encountered by the Protestant churches of China". -- Intro., p. [vii].
Eighteen articles, sermons and addresses ranging in date from 1940 to 2000.
Contents: Introduction dated San Anselmo, USA, Lent 2002 / Philip L. Wickeri and Janice K. Wickeri -- Reading the Bible at Christmas: Published in a Church Magazine, 'Xiaoxi', Shanghai, 1940 -- The Dilemma of the Sincere Student: Article in 'The Canadian Student', 1947 -- Does God Call Us ?: Article in 'Student World', 1948 -- Why Must We Still Be Preachers ?: Article in 'Nanjing Theological Review', 1954 -- On Christian Theism: Delivered at Nanjing Seminary, 1957 -- That Love Might Abound: Meditation in Bethlehem Chapel, Prague, 1961 -- Y.T. Wu: Our Forerunner: Shanghai. 1981 -- The Truth of the Resurrection: Meditation in Lambeth Palace Chapel, London, 1982 -- The Universality of the Church: Address at the Ecumenical Centre Chapel, Geneva, 1983 -- A Rationale for Three-Self: Neesima Lecture, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan, 1984 -- Life Should Have a Mission: Address at the Opening Convocation, Nanjing Seminary, 1984 -- Ecumenical and Evangelical: Preface to the 'Chinese Theological Review', 1985 -- Building Up the Body in Love: Fourth National Christian Conference, Beijing, 1986 -- Love that Loves to the End: Lecture at Nanjing Seminary, 1988 -- The Cosmic Christ: Address to Friends of the Church in China, England, 1991 -- Creation and Redemption: Graduation Address at Nanjing Seminary, 1995 -- God's Self Revelation in the Bible: Address to the Sixth National Christian Conference, 1998 -- My View of These Fifty Years: 'Tian Feng Monthly', July 2000 -- Glossary.
Bishop Ting was formerly Anglican bishop of Chekiang (Zhejiang) and later a member of the China Christian Council and the Three Self Movement.
"As a theologian, K.H. Ting has primarily addressed the social and ecumenical issues facing the Chinese church. Almost everything he has written has been in response to contemporary concerns of church and society and at times he has been unstinting in his criticisms of both. Yet throughout, he has been both a Chinese thinker who loves the church and a Christian theologian who loves China. The sixty years of sermons and essays included in this book present a remarkably consistent vision of Christian faith in the Chinese context, a vision that unfolds with the historical experiences and changing possibilities encountered by the Protestant churches of China". -- Intro., p. [vii].
Eighteen articles, sermons and addresses ranging in date from 1940 to 2000.
Contents: Introduction dated San Anselmo, USA, Lent 2002 / Philip L. Wickeri and Janice K. Wickeri -- Reading the Bible at Christmas: Published in a Church Magazine, 'Xiaoxi', Shanghai, 1940 -- The Dilemma of the Sincere Student: Article in 'The Canadian Student', 1947 -- Does God Call Us ?: Article in 'Student World', 1948 -- Why Must We Still Be Preachers ?: Article in 'Nanjing Theological Review', 1954 -- On Christian Theism: Delivered at Nanjing Seminary, 1957 -- That Love Might Abound: Meditation in Bethlehem Chapel, Prague, 1961 -- Y.T. Wu: Our Forerunner: Shanghai. 1981 -- The Truth of the Resurrection: Meditation in Lambeth Palace Chapel, London, 1982 -- The Universality of the Church: Address at the Ecumenical Centre Chapel, Geneva, 1983 -- A Rationale for Three-Self: Neesima Lecture, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan, 1984 -- Life Should Have a Mission: Address at the Opening Convocation, Nanjing Seminary, 1984 -- Ecumenical and Evangelical: Preface to the 'Chinese Theological Review', 1985 -- Building Up the Body in Love: Fourth National Christian Conference, Beijing, 1986 -- Love that Loves to the End: Lecture at Nanjing Seminary, 1988 -- The Cosmic Christ: Address to Friends of the Church in China, England, 1991 -- Creation and Redemption: Graduation Address at Nanjing Seminary, 1995 -- God's Self Revelation in the Bible: Address to the Sixth National Christian Conference, 1998 -- My View of These Fifty Years: 'Tian Feng Monthly', July 2000 -- Glossary.
Bishop Ting was formerly Anglican bishop of Chekiang (Zhejiang) and later a member of the China Christian Council and the Three Self Movement.
An ecumencial delegation from Canada visited a centre run by the Amity Foundation in southwest China which provides support for drug addicts and HIV-AIDS patients. In this and its other work, Amity has filled a huge void of social services.