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Taoism and Chinese Folk Religion

Taoism seeks harmony with a nameless Way, and Chinese folk religion seeks blessing and safety from gods and ancestors, while the Gospel declares the Word who was made flesh, died for our sins, and rose again, so that whosoever believes on His name is kept forever.

The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.

What you'll learn
1

Laozi, the Zhuangzi, the Tao, wu wei, and yin and yang, in Taoism's own words

2

How religious Taoism grew, with its temples, priests, and immortals

3

How Chinese families live out folk religion: local gods, ancestors, Qingming, and the new year

4

Why the Word of John 1 is a Person and not the impersonal Tao

5

How to share Christ with a Chinese friend, and what following Him may cost a family

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