DESKBOUND TRAVEL
One of the great pleasures and privileges of getting one's book reviewed is discovering people with similar interests and passions.
CHANGING CHINA WITH PRAYER
In this article for the New York Times, a long look at the world's leading Buddhist missionary organization.
FROM CHINA’S MORAL ABYSS
My review essay of three major new novels by Yu Hua and Yan Lianke.
MARTYRS
“We didn’t know where his body was. We went from hospital to hospital. They had lists out. We said, ‘Are those people sick?’ They said, ‘No, those are the dead!’" --exc