Artist Heiyue Ji Shengli is holding his solo art exhibition, “Life in Blue,” at Nancy’s Gallery in Shanghai.

In her essay Responding to Persecution and Marginalization of Christians, New Testament scholar Chee-Chiew Lee examines how New Testament authors approached persecution, offering guidance for contemporary Asian Christians seeking to respond faithfully to challenges in their contexts.

Throughout the ages, Christians have laid a profound foundation for contemporary believers. The early church preserved and shared sacred texts, ensuring the Bible's survival and accessibility for future generations. Missionaries ventured into unchartered territories, spreading the faith and fostering intercultural exchanges. They used the technology and resources available to them at the time, from Roman roads to reach new communities, to the Gutenberg Press to produce Bibles. These efforts collectively allow us, as Christians today, to continue the mission of making disciples.

A professor from Shanghai University has urged historic churches in China to sort out their history and recognize their churches’ cultural significance.

Constrasting the views on the soul from the perspective of Chinese history with those of Greek philosophy and Christian beliefs, a scholar discussed the existence of the soul and its residence.

In Yingjiang, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, a small county in Yunnan’s border to Myanmar, an ethnic minority village released a regulation in early September that locals must not convert to Christianity, otherwise the offenders will be punished.

Dr. Dong Shaoxin, outlined the exchange of artistic culture between China and Europe from the 16th to 18th centuries in a lecture, focusing on two key mediums: missionaries and trade.