普世福音与新殖民主义——20世纪初期基督教在菲律宾的传播剖析

Study on American Protestant Mission in the Philippines in Early 20^(th) Century

本文考察与分析了20世纪初期基督教在菲律宾传播的政治宗教因素,指出基督教在菲律宾的迅速扩张,一方面归因于美国在菲律宾推行的带有浓厚道德理想主义色彩的新殖民主义政策,另一方面也离不开19世纪以来基督教海外传播运动所倡导与实践的“三自”传教策略与教会本色化方针。基督教会通过其积极倡导与实践的自立与本色化的传教策略,促进了基督教在菲律宾的发展,同时对维护美国在菲律宾的殖民统治发挥了不可忽视的作用。

This paper examines briefly the factors pushing Protestantism mission in the Philippines in early 20^th century ecumenically and politically, pointing out that the success of American Protestant Church in the Philippine islands was inextricably related, on the one hand, to Protestant Ecumenicalism and American neo-colonialist policy that focused on ＂democracy foreign policy＂, and on the other, to the implementation of ＂self-governing＂, ＂self-preaching＂ and ＂self-maintaining＂ thinking and policy of Church localization. In the end, the author argues that Protestant mission was conducive to American colonial rule in the Philippines.