ARTICLES
CHINASOURCE ON ‘MUST-READ’
In this review for the Christianity-in-China website ChinaSource, founder Brent Fulton writes: “To call Johnson’s work monumental would not be an overstatement. For anyone seeking to engage in the spiritual life of China, it is a must-read.”
CHANGING HISTORY THROUGH COMICS
In this Saturday profile for The New York Times, I look at an unconventional historian--the comic book artist Sonny Liew.
LXB: THE MAN WHO STAYED
In this blogpost for the New York Review of Books daily, I look at Liu Xiaobo's death in the context of China's century-long struggle for a more pluralistic society
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.
“A MASTERPIECE OF EMPATHY AND OBSERVATION”
In this review in The New York Review of Books, Roderick MacFarquhar gives a detailed review of the book.
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
One of the most interesting interviewers I had was Kimberly Winston of Religion News Service, a full-blown news agency devoted to faith.
“EMINENTLY READABLE AND IMPORTANT”
The Christian Science Monitor gives an in-depth review of Souls of China, concluding that....
COMING ALIVE: SOULS OF CHINA
In this review of The Souls of China in The Spectator, Roger Garside writes that I "skilfully relates his vivid reportage to the wider political and social context."
BOOK TOUR IN CHINA
After a month in the US talking about the return of religion after Mao, I'm back in China, with four talks planned.