中国农村基督宗教信仰状况一瞥——以湖北省枣阳市为例

Situation Of Christianity Development In Rural Areas Of China:——Taking Zaoyang,Hubei as an Example

基督宗教于1880年传入中国湖北省枣阳市境内,在中华人民共和国建国初期中断,大约在1978年前后又开始重新发展。目前教会的重心是教堂的建设,但稀缺神职人员,尚未摆脱女性多、中老年人多、文盲及低文化水平者多、病弱者多的"四多"情况,信徒注重信教的实利并重视神迹,而这些因素又形成了一个循环结构。

Christianity was spread to Zaoyang , Hubei in 1880, which was interrupted at the early period of PRC and developed again about 1978. At present the main emphasis of the work is the building of church. And there are some actualities ： Lack of clergy, with believers mainly being women, middle - aged and old person, the invalid and the illiterate. Furthermore , the believers pay which were obtained by faith. All of these have formed more attention to the utilitarian value and the miracle, a circular structure .