试论李鸿章的基督教观

The Famous Chancellor,Li Hongzhang's Attitude to Christian

由于长期处理涉外事务,使李鸿章有机会接触到基督教。他对待基督教的态度并非一味排斥,不同时期,态度不相一致。前期基本否定,后来态度转向温和,持接纳态度。对基督教的不同派别,李鸿章也因派而异。比较而言,李鸿章对基督教新教的宽容远多于对天主教的怀疑。这一局面的形成,主要与天主教和新教在布道方式及手法上的不同有关。

Long-term deal with foreign affairs,so that Li have the opportunity to come into contact with Christianity.He treats the Christian＇s attitude is not just exclusive,different periods of time,attitudes are not consistent.Pre-basic negative,then turned to a moderate attitude,the attitude of holding accepted.Different factions of Christianity,Li is also due to send to another.In comparison,Li tolerance of far more than the Protestant suspicion of the Catholic Church,this situation is caused largely because the Catholic,Protestant sermons in different ways and means the sky.