Cynthia Oh (MDiv, East Asia School of Theology; Postgrad Diploma in Education, Nanyang Technological University) spent the last ten years traversing various provinces in China with her role in communication as part of the United Bible Societies. She visits rural and urban areas, interacting with and interviewing Chinese Christians and church leaders, and witnesses indigenous Bible movements. She is a former Cru staff and school teacher.
It is a deep blessing and an existential challenge that such a manuscript on the life and journey of the Christian Bible in the sociopolitical and cultural context of China is written with much careful research and thought. It is an awesome responsibility. The author narrated the wonderfully impossible ""journey"" of the Bible in China from various possible angles with concern for historical objectivity so that the ""silent hand"" of the Lord in the journey would not be mistaken. As Scripture says, ""The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever ... so shall my word be that goes from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it"" (Isa 40:8; 55:11). -Bishop John Chew, Archbishop, Province of the Anglican Church in South East Asia (2006-2012) This book by Cynthia Oh brings together a decade of personal experience in Bible missions in China, access to key archival material, and a passion to write mission history to produce a ground-breaking record of how the Bible grew from being a banned book into the best-selling book in China in the course of a few decades since the 1960s. In particular, the book traces the history of the Bible press (Amity Printing) in China that has produced millions of Bibles. In addition, readers will appreciate how the Bible has made inroads in various ways, through the promotion of Bible reading and application, into churches, society, and the lives of families and individuals. The personal stories gleaned from the ground offer a fuller picture of the effects of making the Bible available to a vast diversity of people who have been blessed by the Word of God that is able to bring about healing and transformation. This will be an invaluable resource for those interested in China, mission history, and Bible missions. -Bishop Emeritus Dr. Robert Solomon, The Methodist Church in Singapore