The Registered Church in China: Flourishing in a Challenging Environment

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In The Registered Church in China,Wayne Ten Harmsel pulls back for Western readers the shroud of mystery surrounding Chinese registered churches. Through interviews with Chinese pastors, evangelists, and lay Christians, he provides a rare view of what it means to live in the shadow of both the government and the well-known house churches. Registered churches have received criticism from both of these sources, as well as from many churches in other countries, particularly the United States. Ten Harmsel examines the charges leveled against registered churches and presents a balanced picture of the complexity of the church situation in China. (Such complexity arises, for instance, in the registered churches' struggle to respond to new religious regulations and the controversy over Sinicization.) China has become a major center of twenty-first-century Christianity, and, despite how little is known about registered churches in the West, these congregations play a significant role in shaping Chinese Christianity today.

About the Author

Wayne Ten Harmsel, who holds master's degrees in Chinese history and in divinity, is a retired minister in the Christian Reformed Church. Together with his wife, Lynn, he spent twelve years as a missionary in China, working with registered churches in Beijing. He also directed the Calvin University Semester in China for ten years.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pickwick Publications (March 9, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 148 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 172528622X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1725286221

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