February 12, 2017

From Publisher's Weekly: "Lin writes with a novelist’s narrative flair and grace and a historian’s fine eye for detail, and as she sketches the personalities, dreams, and life circumstances of her relatives, her thorough research and compassion for her subjects are evident."

March 30, 2017

From Booklist: "Richly detailed and informed by fascinating characters, Lin’s story is altogether a compelling and inspiring one that is sure to interest a wide range of readers."

April 09, 2017

Review: "...Jennifer Lin's Shanghai Faithful would not glow as it does unless it were so well told."

May 22, 2017

WHYY's Marty Moss-Coane interviews Jennifer Lin on Radio Times

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February 22, 2017

From Kirkus: "The author’s portraits of family members and other Shanghainese and their many difficulties during the worst years of the repression are affecting."

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March 04, 2017

Writer Nury Vittachi of Hong Kong radio RTHK reviews Shanghai Faithful. "A wonderful read."

February 22, 2017

From Kirkus: "The author’s portraits of family members and other Shanghainese and their many difficulties during the worst years of the repression are affecting."

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April 29, 2017

Podcaster and public radio China correspondent MaryKay Magistad interviews Jennifer Lin and author Ian Johnson about "soul searching" and religion in China.

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May 12, 2017

Hank Hanegraaff, radio's "Bible Answer Man," proclaims Shanghai Faithful "one of the most impressive books I've read."

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May 11, 2017

The drive-time "Ride home" show with John Hall & Kathy Emmons, who call Shanghai Faithful "an incredible story."

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April 07, 2017

Hong Kong's South China Morning Post gives Shanghai Faithful four-star review

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April 15, 2017

From Broad Street Review:  "Her book follows an obsession she’s had since 1979; the result is an absorbing tale that stretches back five generations."

April 03, 2017

Journalist Jennifer Lin digs into family history

April 30, 2017

Jennifer Lin unearthed a Chinese Christian ancestry that struggled against distrust.

April 08, 2017

Journalist Jennifer Lin delves deep into turbulent past

May 22, 2017

American Academy of Religion reviews Shanghai Faithful in "Reading Religion." 

"For Lin, her family lineage and her “distance” from China, makes her the ideal author to present a precise and valuable addition to the study of Chinese Christian theology in twentieth century."

April 16, 2017

Jennifer Lin writes about China's Christian revival in The Philadelphia Inquirer.