Interview with Jason Szeftel: The Spiritual State of China and Christianity's Rise Within
For The King — FTKInterview with Jason Szeftel: The Spiritual State of China and Christianity's Rise Within
February 2, 2022
For The KingFTK
Welcomes to the for the king podcast, and that king being Jesus Christ, the son of God, today I have Jason Szeftel with me. He is a political and economic writer specializing in the nation of China. He mainly focuses on economic and political dimensions of China but today he is joining me to speak about the religious atmosphere in China and more specifically Christianity.
Jason's website: https://www.jasonszeftel.com/
Jason's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-unraveled/id1511865654
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