Includes bibliography (p. 232-239).

1. On the launching pad -- The not-so-inscrutable Chinese -- 2. Real China -- China's religious pillars -- 3. Chronic Xenophobia -- Hitchhiking imperialism -- Ego-centric view -- 4. Building on an earthquake fault -- 5. Down the moral roller coaster -- 6. Driven up a great wall -- Where have all the craftsmen gone -- Declining work ethic -- 7. To market -- China is pragmatic -- Communist private enterprise -- Can communists become millionaires -- Justifying capitalism -- 8. Prosperity is a hot potato -- 9. Tiananmen square affair -- Is there life after Tiananmen -- Behind the crackdown curtain -- Repercussions for China's church -- 10. Survivors of a hundred storms -- 11. Original lost generation -- 12. Chaos in the classroom -- 13. Another Lost generation -- 14. Reign of little emperors -- 15. Planters of good seed -- 16. Church Triumphant -- 17. Fellowship of his sufferings -- 18. Tracing religious currents -- 19. What's the weather forecast -- Opium -- How a pluralistic society works -- Clashes with the world system -- This world is not my home -- 20. Why dress up to go nowhere -- Meanwhile in the diaspora -- 21 China here I come -- Red carpet, China style -- Christian tourist -- 22. More about encounters -- Maintaining a Christian perspective -- 23. Delivering at the service entrance -- Opportunities in China -- 24. Opportunities around us -- 25. Ambassadors for Christ, not America -- Back of the book -- Chinese an easy language?