As the year draws to a close and the holiday season invites reflection, many Americans find themselves wrestling with profound questions about meaning, faith, and the future. Surveys show that fewer people now identify with organized religion than in previous generations—yet at the same time, curiosity about God, spirituality, and transcendence is quietly rising, especially among younger seekers searching for coherence in an anxious and uncertain world.

In our daily phone use, we can clearly sense the downside of "habit becoming second nature." We often reach for our phones without thinking, even when there are no notification sounds. The screen lights up, our fingers swipe, and our eyes move across familiar icons—yet we are not sure what we are actually seeking.

ERRChina will hold an online book club on From Banned Book to Bestseller: The Mission in Contemporary China on December 3.

The new book Sacred Characters: Daily Readings from the Chinese Bible, authored by Scott N. Callaham, was officially launched on November 5.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press has recently published Dr. Shuai Siyang's new book, Between Politics and Gospel: S. Wells Williams' Translation Activities in Sino–U.S. Diplomacy (1857–1876). The work examines the life of S. Wells Williams (1812–1884), a 19th-century missionary, sinologist, and diplomat in China, highlighting how he balanced missionary work with diplomatic responsibilities and how his translation practice bridged religious and national interests.

In commemoration of the 800th anniversary of medieval theologian Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274), Shanghai Sanlian Publishing House has released the complete simplified Chinese translation of Summa Theologica, making one of the greatest works in Christian thought accessible to a broader Chinese readership.

After December 13, 1937, Japanese forces perpetrated a brutal massacre in Nanjing, Jiangsu. During this period, American missionary Minnie Vautrin documented the atrocities in her diary, leaving behind irrefutable testimony of the devastation.

The Study of Protestant Church in Occupied Area of North China During the Anti Japanese War, A Case of the Methodist Church in China, 1937-1945, authored by Dr. Wang Miao, has been published by China Religious Culture Publisher in July 2025.

Change and Continuity: Historical Shaping in Contemporary Wenzhou Protestantism, authored by Dr. Ni Bu-xiao, assistant professor of theology and associate director of the Christianity & Chinese Culture Research Centre (CCCRC) at Alliance Bible Seminary, will be published by the CCCRC in September 2025.

The Nepali edition of Dreamer's Qualification, authored by Senior Pastor Binay Bhandari of Word and Life Church, Pittsburg, USA, has officially been launched in Nepal.