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BLOOD LETTERS
BY
DR. LIAN XI
“Blood Letters tells the astonishing tale of Lin Zhao, a poet and journalist arrested by the authorities in 1960 and executed eight years later, at the height of the Cultural Revolution. The only Chinese citizen known to have openly and steadfastly opposed communism under Mao, she rooted her dissent in her Christian faith -- and expressed it in long, prophetic writings done in her own blood, and at times on her clothes and on cloth torn from her bedsheets.
Miraculously, Lin Zhao's prison writings survived, though they have only recently come to light. Drawing on these works and others from the years before her arrest, as well as interviews with her friends, her classmates, and other former political prisoners, Lian Xi paints an indelible portrait of courage and faith in the face of unrelenting evil.”
"Lin Zhao was an unparalleled dissident in Mao’s China. The late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo called her the only voice of freedom left for contemporary China. "
― Lian Xi (Public lecture Nov. 9 2024)
FACILITATOR Joann Pittman is the Vice-President for Partnerships and China Engagement at ChinaSource. Before joining ChinaSource she spent more than 20 years in China as a teacher, student, and intercultural trainer. She has taught courses in Chinese history, culture, and language at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul (MN), Taylor University (IN), and Wheaton College (IL).
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Come alongside ERRChina/CAC friends and scholars as you engage with works that reflect on past and present Chinese worldviews. You will gain a greater understanding of China and the church, past and present, and its meaning and impact in our current world situation. Together, we’ll make the most of a time of uncertainty, waiting, and strained isolation and spend it in patience, hope, and exploration.
The Nov. 1 meeting on Lin Yutang’s The Importance of Living and From Pagan to Christian proved a deep dive into this public philosopher’s thoughts on Western and Chinese cultural influences and Christ’s uniqueness.