It has been widely recognized that Christianity is the fastest growing religion in one of the last communist-run countries of the world: the People's Republic of China. Yet it would be a mistake to describe Chinese Christianity as merely a clandestine faith or, as hoped by the Communist Party of China, a privatized religion. Alexander Chow argues that Christians in mainland China have been constructing a more intentional public theology to engage the Chinese state and society, since the en...

This volume explores Chinese Christianity—or Chinese Christianities—in a variety of forms and expressions, including those from outside the geopolitical boundaries of mainland China. Advancing a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of Chinese churches, the essays collected here engage many historical, sociological, cultural, and theological contingencies. The collection includes historical discussions of the early-20th-century encounters of Protestant and Catholic missionaries...

The Oxford Handbook of Digital Theology is the first comprehensive overview of theological reflection on digital technology and culture. Grounded in the history of Christian theology, it attends to the longstanding relationship between technology and human experience. Digital theology addresses the distinctive sociopolitical, cultural, and theological implications of the digital. In recent years the academic field has grown considerably, driven by the rising use of digital technology b...

This volume is a collection of lived experiences of territories and economies along the Pacific Rim and beyond regarding COVID-19 policies and practices analyzed from the perspective of public health ethics.The chapters focus on public health ethics analyses of various COVID-19 policies and practices of each economy, including but not limited to:Policies (e.g., travel restrictions, mask implementation and lifting, vaccination rate, education, etc.)Practices ...

Looking for a new cozy series? In the new edition of Cozy Case Files, Minotaur Books compiles the beginnings of four charming cozy mysteries publishing in Winter 2026 for free and easy sampling.The twenty-sixth edition of Cozy Case Files features cozies from the following authors: Jennifer J. Chow, Ellie Alexander, Rob Phillips, and Diane Kelly.Join a first time dad on his mission as a private investigator in Stakeouts and Strollers. Discover if a ...

Looking for a new cozy series? In the new edition of Cozy Case Files, Minotaur Books compiles the beginnings of six charming cozy mysteries publishing in Winter 2025 for free for easy sampling.The twenty-third edition of Cozy Case Files features cozies from the following authors: Jennifer J. Chow, Ellie Alexander, Gigi Pandian, Paige Shelton, Diane Kelly, and Vivien Chen.Attend a deadly wedding in Star-Crossed Egg Tarts. Investigate the fatal fall ...

This book details the great unreported story of the Chinese giant, its enormously rapid conversion to Christianity, and what this change means to the global balance of power.

In the forthright style that has earned him a reputation for controversy, theologian Gregory Baum presents the Faith and Justice movement in the churches -- especially the Roman Catholic Church -- together with the considerable opposition to it. He discusses why many Christians are becoming activists, turning their faith into deeds by working for the liberation of the poor, not only in South America and the Third World but in Canada, as well.Baum argues for a new ecumenism, permitt...

A dynamic chapter of church history is now being written in Asia. But the theological inflections at its heart are not well understood by outsiders. The published voices of elite academic theologians have drowned out the cadences of Christian faith as it is spoken, lived and prayed in the homes and churches of Tokyo or Shanghai or Madras. Now, in Grassroots Asian Theology, Simon Chan examines Asian Christianity at its daily, sustaining level. There he uncovers a vibrant theology t...

One of the most powerful forces in the twenty-first century is the increasing phenomenon of globalization. In nearly every realm of human activity, traditional boundaries are disappearing and people worldwide are more interconnected than ever. Christianity has also become more aware of global realities and the important role of the church in non-Western countries. Church leaders must grapple with the implications for theology and ministry in an ever-shrinking world.Globalizing ...

Liberation theology is widely referred to in discussions of politics and religion but not always adequately understood. The second edition of this Companion brings the story of the movement's continuing importance and impact up to date. Additional essays, which complement those in the original edition, expand upon the issues by dealing with gender and sexuality and the important matter of epistemology. In the light of a more conservative ethos in Roman Catholicism, and in theology generall...

Over the past decade, scholars and policy makers interested in Canadian multiculturalism have begun to take religion much more seriously. Moreover, Christian communities have become increasingly aware of the impact of ethnic diversity on church life. However, until very recently almost no systematic academic attention has been paid to the intersection between the ethnic and religious identities of individuals or communities. This gap in both our academic literature and our public discourse...