Bitter Winter

The relentless persecution of house churches continues. It follows orders from Xi Jinping himself.

John Callow does not ignore Gardner’s shortcomings but restores his complexity, generosity, and crucial role in the creation of a new global religion.

In the New York exhibition, the Cuban artist returns in full spiritual force, his canvases pulsing with Santería, Vodun, and the whispered knowledge of Lydia Cabrera.

A book tries to answer a question that has haunted experts for several years: the attack was irrational. Why did China do it?

The attempts to put religion under state control in Africa now use “cult” stereotypes imported from France, China, and Japan.

In Xi’s China, even atheism has good Feng Shui—as long as the state is the only geomancer in town.

A welcome antidote to modern “secretophobia,” even if its final chapter stumbles into the very polemics the rest of the book transcends.

The founder of The Revelation Spiritual Home presents a unique approach to a notoriously elusive category.

Uyghur food is a bridge to introduce and protect Uyghur culture. But the eateries should not humor Beijing in their language and symbols.

The day that Chinese troops opened fire on peaceful protestors is still seared in the memory of a whole people.