Overview In 2018, Pastor Wang Yi of Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, China, was arrested and sentenced to nine years of criminal detention: Learn about Wang Yi’s understanding of the role of suffering – “the way of the cross” – in the church-state question, as well as his understanding of the eschatological city and kingdom of God: Wang Yi’s theology draws upon both the legacy of the traditional house churches and his extensive reading of Reformed theology, and is relevant for all Christians seeking to understand being a faithful presence in society:

Speaker Hannah Nation

About the speaker Hannah Nation serves as managing director of the Center for House Church Theology.  She is a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and is currently a doctoral student in World Christianity at the University of Edinburgh.