中国基督教会本色化的边疆实践——基于西康地区基督教边疆服务的历史考察

The Border Practice of Indigenization of the Church of Christ in China——Based on the Historical Review of Christian Border Service in Xikang Area

中华基督教会全国总会在抗战时期发起的边疆服务运动是中国教会本色化在边疆地区的重要实践,扩展了基督教的活动范围及影响,同时也使国家政权力量推动教会事业发展在一定范围内得到实现。边疆服务部在西康民族地区开展的医疗卫生、文化教育、生计改良等社会服务事业,为当地经济文化发展和社会改良起到了积极促进作用。边疆服务体现出来的边疆化与政治化的特点,恰好是中国教会本色化在边疆地区的具体表现。

The border service movement launched by the Church of Christ in China during the anti-Japan war period was the important practice of indigenization of the Church in China in border areas. This movement extended the scope of activities and impact of Christianity, and also made the aim of the strength of state power promoting the development of the Church was achieved within a certain range. The border service department developed services about medicine and health, culture and education, improvement of living level and so on in regions inhabited by ethnic groups of Xikang, which had played a positive role in the local economic and cultural development and social reform. The border service reflected characteristics of border and political nature, which happens to be specific Performance of indigenization of the Church in China in border area.