Online
Book Club
Dive Into China & Chinese Christianity
Come alongside ERRChina/CAC friends and scholars as you engage with works that reflect on past and present Chinese worldviews. You will gain a greater understanding of China and the church, past and present, and its meaning and impact in our current world situation. Together, we’ll make the most of a time of uncertainty, waiting, and strained isolation and spend it in patience, hope, and exploration.
Our current book club facilitator, Joann Pittman will be joined by author David Marshall on April 25 for this next book club.
Copies of the book can be obtained in Kindle version on Amazon (click on Book image below) or a hard copy can be had by sending $20 ($10 for book and $10 for priority mail shipping, regular will be too slow now) to:
Mayumi Marshall, PO BOX 403, Fall City, WA 98024
Our past discussions of, of Shanghai Faithful and Beyond East and West were really enlightening and encouraged us to dive deeper into author’s writings. The Nov. 1 meeting on Lin Yutang’s The Importance of Living and From Pagan to Christian proved a deep dive into this public philosopher’s thoughts on Western and Chinese cultural influences and Christ’s uniqueness.
we will have a new book club session on
Thursday, April 25, 2024
5pm (PDT), 7pm Central
and our next book will be
TRUE SON OF HEAVEN
HOW JESUS FULFILLS THE CHINESE CULTURE
BY
David Marshall
“Confucious spoke of a holy man who would bring a blessing to mankind. Chinese rulers, borrowing the anckent name of god, acted out the climactic scenes of his life every year in the Altar of Heaven. Tiananmen, China’s “town square,” is an allegory in stone to his great sacrifice. The saga of Jesus, the True Son of Heaven, touches one paradox after another that lies within the Great Wall of China….”
“Really hard to put down. A wonderful job of de-europizing Jesus” —Richard Sherburned, S.J. Marquette University
“Showing deep, original thought, the author challenges the assumption that God and Christ are totally alien to the Chinese tradition, and writes a modern book on Christian apologetics in the process…. Stimulating and provacative.” —Tony Lambert
[Joann is the Vice-President for Partnerships and China Engagement at ChinaSource. Before joining ChinaSource she spent more than 20 years in China as a teacher, student, and intercultural trainer. She has taught courses in Chinese history, culture, and language at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul (MN), Taylor University (IN), and Wheaton College (IL).
Louise, an ERRChina Alumni with extensive experience in China, is currently editing a follow-up companian to a book of ERRChina teacher stories, Saving Grandmother’s Face and Other Tales from Christian Teachers in China. She resides in Canada.]
Please register now, read as much of the book as you can before APRIL 25, and then join us for an in-depth discussion online (a Zoom link will be sent to you before the scheduled time). Don’t hesitate to join if you are unable to finish the book, come and contribute what you can and listen to others — gain new insights that may inspire you to finish the book with renewed enthusiasm.
KINDLE VERSION on Amazon (click on Book image below)
or a HARD COPY can be had by sending $20 ($10 for book and $10 for priority mail shipping) to:
Mayumi Marshall, PO BOX 403, Fall City, WA 98024
WE REALLY ENJOYED THE JANUARY, APRIL, AUGUST & NOVEMBER BOOK CLUB DISCUSSIONS
PLEASE REGISTER BELOW TO JOIN US FOR NEXT BOOK - APRIL 25, 2024
TRUE SON OF HEAVEN
by David Marshall
REGISTER HERE