| Details | | Publication Date: | 2003-10-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 256 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 20.8 oz |
Publisher's Note
An unreported tectonic shift is happening in global politics--and it's driven by religion.
Within the next thirty years, one-third of China's population could be Christian, making China one of the largest Christian nations in the world. And these Christians could also be China's leaders, guiding the largest economy in the world.
What is happening in China, is what happened to the Roman Empire nearly two millennia ago. The results could be astonishing.
Veteran reporter David Aikman, former Beijing bureau chief for Time magazine takes you inside this revolution to reveal some shocking facts.
In JESUS IN BEIJING, you'll learn:
- Why China might be America's next ally against radical Islam
- Why the Chinese believe that Christianity is crucial to the rise of the West—and of China
- Why fierce anti-Christian persecution and covert government encouragement exist side-by-side in China
- Why Chinese Christians see themselves as allies of the United States--and of Israel
- How the Christian underground has spread--and won over key members of the Chinese Communist Party
- The impact of a Christianizing China on global Christianity at large In JESUS IN BEIJING, David Aikman recounts the fascinating story of how Christianity began in China (even predating Francis Xavier and the Jesuits), the bloody anti-Christian persecutions (especially under the Communists), the revival of an underground Christian movement led by brave men and women risking death, and the flowering of Christianity--though still under persecution--today with the result that China is actually producing missionaries to the world.
Industry Reviews
"Aikman's book contains a wealth of new and important detail....[I]ts most compelling sections include long profiles of Chinese Christian leaders who have been detained for years. In these compassionate portraits, Aikman shows how the limited opening of Chinese society has not resulted in an easing of pressure on Christian leaders."
New Republic - Joshua Kurlantzick (09/06/2004)
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