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Therefore it is important to consult the <i>BDCC</i> to ascertain whether or not there is already a story on your proposed subject. </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Your subject need not be confined to professional clerics, missionaries, or theologians, but might include laypersons from various walks of life whose stories are essential to an understanding of the global Chinese church. </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">As the intent and purpose of the <i>BDCC</i> is to record the history of Chinese Christianity, we ask that you focus on writing the stories of deceased subjects. It is the policy of <i>BDCC</i> not to publish the stories of living subjects. Exceptions will be considered if the subject is (a) of a very venerable age (over 70) and (b) they have retired from all active ministry (in other words, their story is complete). Stories of living subjects will be kept on file for future use.</p></li></ol> </div>  </div> <div class=""> <div class="prose prose-xl"> <p style="margin-left:0px;">In preparing a story for inclusion in the <i>Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity</i>, please insure that you include information on as many of the following categories as possible. The author should integrate this information into a concise article between 500 and 2,000 words in length. <br /> </p><ol><li><p style="margin-left:24px;"><strong>Name(s) of subject</strong></p><ul><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Pinyin (surname first)</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Chinese characters </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Western name </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Other (Wade-Giles, dialect) </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Pseudonyms, Pen names</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;"><strong>Family of subject</strong></p><ul><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Kinship group, clan</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Father, father’s family members</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Mother, mother’s family members </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Spouse(s), spouse’s family members </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Children </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Grandchildren</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;"><strong>Nationality/citizenship, ethnolinguistic group</strong></p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;"><strong>Faith tradition</strong></p><ul><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Protestant (including independent Chinese-initiated, Pentecostal and charismatic, etc.)</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Roman Catholic</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Orthodox</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Nestorian</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Other</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;"><strong>Life story</strong></p><ul><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Date or approximate date, place, and circumstances of birth and of death</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Formative experiences: honors, visions, illness, misfortunes, social trauma </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Courtship, marriage, homes, relations with in-laws </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Education, degrees (including dates) </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Conversion (may include date) and discipleship/spiritual formation </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Calling to ministry or vocation (may include date of ordination)</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;"><strong>Churches & Organizations</strong></p><ul><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Names, locations, and descriptions of churches or other organizations the Subject founded, served in, or was a member of, with dates of involvement.</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;"><strong>Ministry/career details</strong></p><ul><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Where? How long? What happened? </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Close associates of the subject?</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Short-term and long-term impact? </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">(This is the heart of the biography. Please provide detailed information wherever possible, including anecdotes, stories, direct quotations, special life verses, obituary and eulogies.)</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;"><strong>Works</strong></p><ul><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Publications, reports, writings, letters, musical compositions, artistic contributions by the subject.</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Artifacts or sites associated with the subject.</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;"><strong>Continuing influence and significance of the subject</strong></p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;"><strong>Sources of information</strong></p><ol><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Unpublished</p><ul><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Diary, photos, correspondence, maps, diagrams, and documents</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Eyewitness accounts (give names and contact information of storytellers; include details of their relationship to the subject).</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Oral and anecdotal information (give names and contact information of storytellers; include details of their relationship to the subject).</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Published</p><ul><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Book: title, author, publisher with location, year of publication (original and later editions)</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Chapter within a book: title, author of the chapter, title of the book, editor and full publication data </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Article in periodical: title, author, periodical title, date, and range of the page numbers </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">News reports: name of media, head-line, date, pages </p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Websites: full link and date accessed.</p></li></ul></li></ol></li></ol> </div>  </div> <div class=""> <div class="prose prose-xl"> <p><i>(These guidelines are adapted with permission from the </i><a href="http://www.dacb.org/" class="underline hover:no-underline underline-offset-2 text-blueBrand"><i>Dictionary of African Christian Biography</i></a><i> author guidelines.)</i></p> </div>  </div> <h3 class="font-semibold subheader">Submission of Stories</h3> <div class=""> <div class="prose prose-xl"> <ol><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Submit stories to the <i>BDCC</i> editor (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f0a0b061b001d2f0d0b0c0c00010306010a41010a1b">[email protected]</a>). For proper credit to be given to you as a contributor, please include:</p><ul><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Your name and address</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Name and address of institution(s) with which you are affiliated, and your title.</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">Name(s) of other individual(s) responsible for research.</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="margin-left:24px;">All stories submitted will be edited at the discretion of the <i>BDCC</i> editorial team to conform to <i>BDCC</i> story guidelines.</p></li></ol> </div>  </div> </div> <section class="py-24 bg-grayBrand-100"> <div class="max-w-screen-sm mx-auto"> <h3 class="mb-8 text-center uppercase">Potential Subjects</h3> <div class="prose prose-xl text-center"> <p>View a <a href="/write/potential" class="underline hover:no-underline underline-offset-2 text-blueBrand">list of identified subjects</a> that are in need of further research and writing. 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