Two decades ago, China’s urban churches embraced ambitious visions for the future. Today, a scholar reflects on those hopes, their legacy, and the realities that followed.

Women make up the majority of Christians worldwide, yet they remain underrepresented in leadership and theological voice. In an exclusive interview with China Christian Daily, Dr. Gina Zurlo discusses gender gaps, the complexity of measuring Christianity in China, and the uncertainties facing the church today.

On April 3, Cai Xueqian, a doctoral candidate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, discussed how the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls has reshaped the study of ancient Judaism and early Christianity by revealing a fluid and diverse scriptural landscape that challenges traditional understandings of the Bible.

The article demonstrates how the Four Gospels serve as foundational models for contextualized narrative, precisely tailoring the message of Jesus to the unique cultural "prisms" of their original audiences. It argues that modern ministry must move beyond rigid models to address the specific postmodern anxieties—such as involution, isolation, and meaninglessness—facing today’s fragmented urban population.

Since the middle of the twentieth century, the majority view has been that John’s Gospel was independent of the Synoptics, but this view has recently been challenged, and there is now momentum for suggesting that the author did, after all, know the Synoptic Gospels, said Professor Mark Goodacre of Duke University.

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary will host the second annual East Asian Christianity Conference in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, under the theme of "Christian Witness and Presence among East Asian Religions."

Prof. Kenneth R. Ross argued that the dramatic demographic shift of Christianity to the Global South has created an "urgent ecumenical imperative" for the Christian faith to rediscover its unity amid mounting global crises.

Dr. Gina Zurlo argues that while women form Christianity's global majority, they face significant, under-documented gaps in leadership and security.

Known for building bridges between theology and everyday life, Dr Miroslav Volf has long reflected on forgiveness, community, and human flourishing in a fractured world. In an exclusive interview with China Christian Daily, he discusses how faith connects with life, why reconciliation remains possible without illusion, and what it means to live a life worth living today.

Prof. Maren R. Niehoff argued that, according to Philo, true freedom requires Stoic self-discipline of the Mind, a Cynic-like independent Personality, and is ultimately realized in obedience to God.