Meditations on the Birth of Christ

“Prof. You Bin has offered a series of advent meditations drawing together various resources from the Bible, Christian traditions, and Chinese cultural-wisdom texts. This is a handy and meaningful book that makes a perfect gift for the season and to world Christianity.”

—K. K. Yeo, visiting professor, Minzu University of China



"Grounded in his biblical scholarship, You Bin's profound meditations on the lives of Mary and Jesus offer an invitation to find ourselves in the Advent story and see Christ born in us. Reflections on the Beatitudes intertwine Chinese understandings of Heaven and earth and the nature of divinity, and call us to a faith that is active and ethical as it is reflective and spiritual.”

—Chloë Starr, professor of Asian Christianity and theology, Yale Divinity School



“Featuring twenty-one short chapters of scriptural passages, questions, meditations, and prayers, each exploring a theme relating to the birth of Christ in the world and us, You Bin’s  Meditations on the Birth of Christ offers an inspirational companion and resource for the Advent season and beyond.”

—Timothy D. Knepper, professor of philosophy, Drake University, and director of The Comparison Project