Carol Bookstore, a 12-year-old online Christian bookstore broke the news of Bible commentary books banned on its Taobao platform on July 14, where the store has more than 20 thousand followers over the past nine years.
Meanwhile, the Oak Tree Christian bookstore which has been also established for more than 10 years, put up a notice on its homepage, telling about the similar situation and its coping methods.
In the news sent by Carol Bookstore, titled “Urgent Notice, These Books Shall be Read before Withdrawal”, there is a brief explanation for the withdrawal. The store believes that, this is another round of censorship on religious books, especially those regarding Bible commentaries. It listed 22 books banned in its Taobao store and suggested the users to purchase them from its store on Wechat, with an average discount of 20%.
Most of the books are translations of Christian classics, including Bible commentaries and those on Christian basic doctrines. The first category includes works by John Calvin, Martin Luther, and Warren W. Wiersbe, etc, while the second category has more ancient works, such as The Apostolic Fathers, The Life of Moses, Contra Celsum and The Harmony of the Gospels. Classics such as Holiness by J.C. Ryle, The Saints’ Everlasting Rest by Richard Baster and Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards are also listed.
Among the 22 books, 15 are published by SDX Joint Publishing Company, a national first-class publishing house that is highly recognized for its good reputation and rich history. The other books are also published by official press such as Religion and Culture Press and Shanghai People’s Publishing House.
It is worth noticing that, although these books were banned in the bookstores mentioned above, they are available in the online flagship stores of the publishing houses on Jingdong, as well as those on WeChat.
Regarding the current situation, Oak Tree Bookstore said on its homepage, these books will soon be relaunched after changing the book titles into their English initials or Chinese pinyin. Relative sensitive words will temporarily be avoided and users could search for them by entering the first letter.
紧急通知 | 被下架前，你需要读到这些书
紧急通知
一轮针对信仰书籍，尤其是圣经注释相关书籍的“审核”又开始了。在多家主流平台，多本信仰书籍“被强迫下架”。
本期微信特别总结最近被下架的书籍，请还没有购买的顾客抓紧时间购买。报佳音为鼓励读者将这些宝贵的书籍买回家、读起来，特将这些书进行满减优惠。
二话不说，点下图进入“被下架”专场
简单Q&A
Q1：这次被下架的都是些什么书？
A1: 主要是圣经注释有关书籍。这些书对于教会牧者、信徒传讲圣经、认识圣经至关重要。此次被下架的书籍全部是在大陆合法出版的书籍。请大家放心购买。（具体书单见下文）
Q2：既然已经被下架，为什么在你这里还能买到？
A2：这些书籍在微店、淘宝平台被下架。报佳音书店所在平台目前还可以购买。为了让读者们尽可能将这些书籍买回家，店家采用规避敏感词等多种方式暂时将产品上架。不知道能维持多久。还望有需要的读者抓紧时间购买！
Q3：现在购买，可以享受优惠吗？
A3: 为鼓励读者抓紧购买，这些书籍现全场满100减￥15，多买多减，最高减￥75。这并非单纯的营销活动。在不久的将来，这些书可能很难购得，所以即使没有优惠，也值得您此刻购买！
下架书单汇总
“被消失”前，我希望你读到这些书
保罗书信注释（上册），加尔文。
四卷保罗书信的注释合集，包含《罗马书注释》、《加拉太书注释》、《以弗所书注释》以及《歌罗西书注释》。
《<加拉太书>注释》，马丁·路德。
马丁·路德具教义性的著作，也是作者在其著作中为喜爱的一本书。
《圣经导读：解经原则》，戈登菲等。
针对圣经里各种文学类型，提供不同的解释原则，开创深入浅出的范例，必可帮助许多人进入圣经的宝藏。
《敬虔生活原理》，约翰·加尔文
1536年首版《基督教要义》
《基督教神学导论》，米拉德·J·艾利克森。
一本普通读者易于把握的神学手册！
《天道圣经注释：帖撒罗尼迦前书注释》，冯荫坤
《天道圣经注释：帖撒罗尼迦后书注释》，冯荫坤
《不再一样》，亨利·布莱卡比等。
进行改变生命的操练，察验并活出神的旨意！
《天道圣经注释：创世记注释》（全五卷），邝炳钊。
《威尔斯比四福音解经合订本》（上下两册），威尔斯比。
国际知名解经家四福音注释，帮你更认识自己的救主。
《天道圣经注释：约翰福音注释》（上下两卷），钟志邦
《新旧约圣经背景注释》，旧约部分：华尔顿、麦修斯、夏瓦拉斯;新约部分：季纳。
领你进入圣经时代，寻回当代所需信息。
《圣徒永恒的安息》，巴克斯特。
指引你默想天国，过在地如天的敬虔生活。
《敬虔与圣洁生活的严肃呼召》，劳威廉。
天国百姓的冲锋号角，世俗时代的暮鼓晨钟。
《圣洁》，莱尔
莱尔主教的经典之作。
《宗教情感》，爱德华兹
超越时代的著作，它从每一种意义上，都是一部经典，一部文学和神学巨著。它之所以被称为一部经典，是因为它处理了一代又一代困扰基督徒和教会的许多问题。
《论四福音的和谐》，奥古斯丁。
捍卫福音书权威性的护教名作，论述四福音书和谐一致性的经典范例。
《论基督教教义的发展》，约翰·亨利·纽曼。
对于历史神学的研究留下深远影响，犹如一石激起千层浪。
《基督教概论》，麦格拉斯。
全面了解基督教很好的入门教材！
《使徒教父著作》，克莱门等。
借助口耳相传的传统，倾听使徒教训的回声。
《摩西的生平》，尼撒的格列高利
重述摩西生平，阐释深刻属灵教义。
Carol Bookstore, a 12-year-old online Christian bookstore broke the news of Bible commentary books banned on its Taobao platform on July 14, where the store has more than 20 thousand followers over the past nine years.
Meanwhile, the Oak Tree Christian bookstore which has been also established for more than 10 years, put up a notice on its homepage, telling about the similar situation and its coping methods.
In the news sent by Carol Bookstore, titled “Urgent Notice, These Books Shall be Read before Withdrawal”, there is a brief explanation for the withdrawal. The store believes that, this is another round of censorship on religious books, especially those regarding Bible commentaries. It listed 22 books banned in its Taobao store and suggested the users to purchase them from its store on Wechat, with an average discount of 20%.
Most of the books are translations of Christian classics, including Bible commentaries and those on Christian basic doctrines. The first category includes works by John Calvin, Martin Luther, and Warren W. Wiersbe, etc, while the second category has more ancient works, such as The Apostolic Fathers, The Life of Moses, Contra Celsum and The Harmony of the Gospels. Classics such as Holiness by J.C. Ryle, The Saints’ Everlasting Rest by Richard Baster and Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards are also listed.
Among the 22 books, 15 are published by SDX Joint Publishing Company, a national first-class publishing house that is highly recognized for its good reputation and rich history. The other books are also published by official press such as Religion and Culture Press and Shanghai People’s Publishing House.
It is worth noticing that, although these books were banned in the bookstores mentioned above, they are available in the online flagship stores of the publishing houses on Jingdong, as well as those on WeChat.
Regarding the current situation, Oak Tree Bookstore said on its homepage, these books will soon be relaunched after changing the book titles into their English initials or Chinese pinyin. Relative sensitive words will temporarily be avoided and users could search for them by entering the first letter.
Bible Commentaries Banned in Online Christian Bookstores
