Research Assistant Professor Daryl Ireland published in Christianity Today
The following is an excerpt from Christianity Today’s article “On the Streets of China, the Cross Shone Bright” by Research Assistant Professor of Mission Daryl Ireland. Click here to read the full article.
Chinese Christian posters boldly proclaimed salvation, freedom, and hope amid a tumultuous political period
Between 1927 and 1949, millions of Christian posters appeared on the streets of China.
These posters challenged, co-opted, and subverted political messages in circulation and daringly portrayed an alternative vision of national salvation.
Chinese Christian artists used familiar techniques and symbols to proclaim that the kingdoms of this world, whether Nationalist or Communist, would fade before the kingdom of Christ.