The Pain and Joy of Giving Birth

Deng Shaoguang, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of "Sandao Journal" The theme of "Sandao Journal" for the past 20 years. The theme of the first issue of "Sandao Journal" is "Character Formation and Church Ministry", and the 40th issue is "Discipline of the Faith Community". If the beginning and the end are representative in some way, then these two issues show certain characteristics of "Sandow Journal": paying attention to the church and making rigorous faith reflections for the church. It is not difficult to get this impression by slightly classifying the themes of the forty issues (see the chart). ...

Professor Deng Shaoguang of Christian Thought (Theology and Culture) "Shandong Journal" is an academic journal. This is clear. However, academic journals are not necessarily "off the ground" and do not eat the fireworks of the world. This needs to be distinguished. Just like without the invention of pure mathematics like calculus, I am afraid that science, economics, and industrial engineering would not be developing as they are today. "Shandong" is not a journal purely for academic purposes. Its ultimate purpose is to serve the church community so that it can have a broader and deeper understanding and practice its faith. ...