▁lik ing ▁for ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁Chinese ▁gives ▁me ▁a ▁bias ▁from ▁the ▁start , ▁which ▁I ▁readily ▁admit . ▁But ▁I ▁have ▁certainly ▁no ▁bias ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁Commun ist ▁theory ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁considerable ▁bias ▁against ▁Commun ist ▁practice . ▁Liberal ▁human ism ▁is ▁an ▁un - f ashion able ▁and ▁perhaps ▁an ▁in effect ual ▁cre ed ; ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁I ▁can ▁profess ." . ▁While ▁Ber tr am ▁was ▁an ▁adm ir er ▁of ▁R ew i ▁Al ley , ▁who ▁he ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁' remark able ▁New ▁Ze al ander ' ▁he ▁also ▁wrote ▁" I ▁didn ' t ▁like ▁the ▁tone ▁of ▁R ew i ' s ▁books ▁about ▁the ▁New ▁China ; ▁everything ▁was ▁black ▁and ▁white , ▁all ▁the ▁key ▁issues ▁seemed ▁over - sim pl ified ". ▁ ▁Christian ▁belief ▁Ber tr am ▁described ▁himself ▁as ▁' at ▁least ▁a ▁nom inal ▁Christian ', ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁university ▁years . ▁When ▁in ▁China ▁he ▁had ▁stopped ▁att ending ▁church ▁although ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁few ▁practical ▁Christians ▁he ▁greatly ▁adm ired . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Ber tr am ▁was ▁married ▁at ▁the ▁A uck land ▁registry ▁office ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁left ▁off ▁church going ▁too ▁long ▁to ▁feel ▁a ▁church ▁service ▁appropriate . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁remained ▁an ▁occas ional ▁church - go er , ▁remaining ▁as ▁an ▁ad her ent ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁and ▁in ▁later ▁years ▁he