This issue is titled
“Conversations with KH Ting – Part 1.” It begins by transcribing a sermon
delivered by KH Ting in November, 1979, at Timothy Eaton Memorial United Church
called “Give Ye Them to Eat.” It also contains an article by Ting, titled
“Facing the Future or Restoring the Past,” which explores the experiment of the
Church in China in terms of its place in New China. It also provides excerpts
of articles on the reopening or renovation of churches and temples, taken from
CCA News and the Toronto Globe and Mail. The articles also deal with the
disregard of Chinese Catholics for Rome. The issue lists resources and
materials available on KH Ting and his work and provides a report on his visit
to Canada. It also transcribes an undelivered sermon by Ting under the title “A
Chinese Christian’s Appreciation of the Atheist,” in which he categorizes
atheists and reviews the positive work and accomplishments of atheism in China.
Monday, 5 May 2014
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This issue is a special
double issue and, in the notes from the editor, the presence of KH Ting in
Canada is noted and his tour and position as a Bishop is discussed. This issue
also features articles from newspapers like the Globe and Mail, covering the
trial of the Gang of Four, the Pope’s call for the resumption of ties between
the Chinese Church and the Vatican, Jesuit report on a visit to China, and the
Nanking University’s New Centre for Religious Studies. An in-depth examination
of the life of KH Ting and his time in Canada is given, highlighting his
position in the Chinese Church and his itinerary in China. The Friendship
Delegation in Canada and its Bethune Fundraiser is also the object of attention
in a few articles. The issue features “Is There Religion after Revolution?: An
Interview with KH Ting” by Howard S. Hyman, in which Ting explains the position
of the Church in China and his work there. It then transcribes a speech given
by KH Ting to the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (Geneva,
1956), titled “The Life of the Churches in China.” It also provides a sermon
preacher by Ting at Riverside Church in NYC in September of 1979, called “A
Christian in the New China: Thirty Years of Life.” Furthermore, the address of
Ting to the students of the Nanking Theological Seminary in 1957 and 1958 on
the subject of Christian theism is provided.
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In this issue, the notes
from the editor reports on the upcoming visit of KH Ting to Canada, though his
itinerary has yet to be decided. The issue features reports on Chinese
development from Globe and Mail, South China Morning Post, Toronto Star. It
offers an editorial by Christopher Lind on the influx and situation of refugees
from Vietnam into China, and other reports on this subject from Toronto Star
and Globe and Mail. It also offers reports on Chinese trade and foreign affairs
from the above newspapers, dealing specifically with offshore oil bidding,
bicycle factories, and the closing of unprofitable factories. It also contains
an article from the United Church Observer by Patricia Clarke that examines the
possible reinstatement of Dr. James Endicott.
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This issue was designated
as a special edition on religion in China, due to a significant number recent
of developments in that department, which the notes from the editor briefly
explains. The issue begins with small news vignettes on religious developments
in China, especially a visit of New Zealand churches to China the year before.
Other topics of interest are the opening of a centre for religious studies in
Nanking and a report of a conference of Chinese theologians. It also highlights
Chinese forms of worship, the relations of religion and superstition in China,
and hints at a new religious freedom by Chinese intellectuals.
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The issue opens with an
account of the recent activities of the CCP, apologizing for a decreased rate
of work, due especially to preparations for the conference in Fort Qu’Appelle
in June. It features an article by Peter Mauger, titled “Education for Revolution:
China before ‘49”, which surveys the educations system of Pre-Revolution China.
It is followed by “Education and the Status Quo” by Katharine Hockin, which
recounts her own experience in the period of transition towards Chinese control
of the school system. Suzanne Pepper’s “Education for Development” analyzes the
reform of the education, emphasizing development administration. The issue also
includes an excerpt of an article from a talk given by David and Isabel Crook,
titled “Education in Transition: Open-door Schooling and the Cultural
Revolution.” The issue also explores the influx of Chinese students to Canada
and of Canadian teachers to China and concludes with short reports on various
topics related to China.
Friday, 2 May 2014
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The issue opens with an
introduction from the editor, explaining that the issue will focus on the
foreign policy of China. It begins with an analysis of Chairman Mao’s
understanding of the three economic worlds and how these world interact. It
also provides an explanation of China’s eight principles for foreign aid and
provides other brief reports on developments of foreign policy in China,
including relations with Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the West. A longer text by
Michael Stainton, titled “Vietnam, China and the Ethnic Chinese”, which
examines the conditions of Vietnamese refugees in China.
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The issue includes an
excerpt from an unpublished autobiography by Winifred Galbraith of an encounter
with Chairman Mao during her time in China. It also reports on criticism from a
Canadian of a Chinese dictionary, which was published in a Chinese newspaper.
It also includes various smaller reports on events or developments in China or
relations between China and Canada. Among these reports, there are also
accounts of developments in the Chinese Church, including the position of the
Vatican towards China, the re-opening of a cathedral, and the silence of the
Chinese media on the death of Pope Paul. It contains a much longer report
titled “Anna Louise Strong and the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles” by
Stephen Fritchman, analyzing the life of a Western woman who lived in China and
supported the PRC.
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