后殖民时代基督宗教的全球发展态势

Development Trend of Christianity in Postcolonial Era

在后殖民时代,基督宗教在全球范围内展现出一种由北向南的运动轨迹,它的未来发展热土将不再是发达的欧洲和北美,而是文明化历程与殖民化历程相同步的、欠发达的拉丁美洲和非洲。然而在有着深厚文明根基的亚洲,基督宗教的发展却面临着伊斯兰教、印度教等传统宗教信仰的巨大阻力,其蹇滞状况与它在拉丁美洲、非洲的顺利情景形成了鲜明对照。在中国,基督宗教在经历了改革开放初期的"井喷"式发展之后,同样也面临着方兴未艾的"国学热"的强劲挑战,基督宗教在未来中国的发展前景,将受到政治、经济、文化等诸多因素的深刻影响。

In the postcolonial era,Christianity has revealed a global north-south motion track,with its hot spots moving from the developed Europe and North America to the developing Latin America and Africa where civilization and colonization are synchronized.In the culturally sophisticated Asia,however,the development of Christianity has met with repeated challenges from traditional religions such as Islam and Hinduism,where unfavorable stagnancy presents a sharp contrast to its Latin American and African counterpart.Likewise in China,the cultural conservatism under the deceitful pretence of scholastic revival of traditional Chinese culture is launching an insidious attack against Christianity that saw a short-lived blowout of development during the initial years of open-door policy.The prospect of Christianity in China is expected to be profoundly impacted upon by many factors such as politics,economy and culture.