中国基督教通史编撰述评

Commentary on the Editing and Writing of the General History of Christianity in China

近年来 ,编撰中国基督教通史的问题已经引起中国学者的重视。截至现在虽然已经出版了许多通史性著作 ,但却存在三个方面的不足 :1.教内作者为主 ,护教色彩较浓厚 ,缺乏有力度的教外著作 ;2 .主要论述外国教会在中国的传教史 ,对中国本土教会情况研究不够 ;3.规模不大 ,体系不完备。上述问题都是今后新编中国基督教通史必然要跨越的。

Chinese scholars have thought highly of the value of editing and writing the general history of Christianity in China in recent years. A lot of writings concerning general history have been published up to now, yet there are some shortcomings as reflected in these works as follows: Firstly, most of these writings are written by Christians and have a pronounced apologetic mood, and there is a shortage of authoritative writings by non-Christians; Secondly, these writings focus on the missionary history of foreign churches in China, and are lacking in the studies of the local Chinese churches; Thirdly, these writings are limited in scope and incomplete in structure. Accordingly we should make efforts to settle the above-mentioned problems when editing and writing the General History of Christianity in China anew in the coming years.