Prodigal Daughter

Abstract

The three-generation history of Fang’s extended family spanned across the Republic of China, a turbulent Mao’s China and a post-market-reform China with exciting opportunities. Entering the profession of commercial journalism, Fang immersed herself in a culture of achievement and materialism. After a failed marriage and career exit, Fang’s worldview went through dramatic changes, from treasuring her childhood faith to embracing materialism with certain moral reservations, then to disillusionment with self-fulfillment, lastly back to deepening her spiritual allegiance to God. She went full circle like a prodigal daughter.