从处境神学认识三自爱国运动与神学思想建设

Study of TSPM and Theological Reconstruction through Contextual Theology

本文以处境神学为切入点,阐述了作者对中国基督教三自爱国运动和神学思想建设的认识。作者作为“文革”后成长起来的新一代中国青年基督徒认为,今天的青年基督徒在对“三自爱国运动”缺乏亲身体验和感性认识的情况下,除了从历史课本中认识“三自爱国运动”之外,更需要从神学的层面来认识和理解“三自爱国运动”。作者运用处境神学的方法分析了教会史中的一些典型事件,并得出结论认为,“三自爱国运动”的思路与处境神学的思路是一致的,“三自爱国运动”的产生是中国教会神学思想发展的结果,它是中国基督徒面对新处境的新思考,带来的新行动;同时,作者认为,“神学思想建设”作为“三自爱国运动”的延续,是中国教会在二十世纪末和二十一世纪乃至更长的时间内,为适应中国社会主义社会而做出的努力。

In this article, the writer developed his views on Three-self Patriotic Movement of Church in China and Theological Reconstruction from a contextual theology perspective. As a young person growing up after the Cultural Revolution, the writer argues that today＇s young Christians should study and understand ＂Three-self Patriotic Movement＂ from the theological perspective besides learning it from history books since they are lacking personal experience and perceptual knowledge of it. The writer analyzed some typical events in the church history using the method of contextual theology. He concluded that ways of thinking in Three-self Patriotic Movement and in contextual theology are consistent; the Three-self Patriotic Movement is a result of the development of theological thinking for Church in China. It is a new thought of the Chinese Christians in the new context and has generated new actions. The writer also believes that the theological construction, as a continuation of Three-self Patriotic Movement, is an effort made bythe Church in China from the end of 20^th century, through the 21^st century and farther into the future to accommodate to the Chinese socialist society.