康有为论马丁·路德

Kang Youwei On Martin Luther

光绪二十四年八月(1898年9月),戊戌变法失败后,谭嗣同(1865-1898)、杨锐(1857-1898)等'戊戌六君子'被斩首于菜市口,康有为(1858-1927)、梁启超(1873-1929)成功逃脱,康有为从而开始了长达16年的异国他乡的流亡生涯。此次流亡实属被迫无奈,但也满足了他多年来的考察世界政治的梦想。

When the short-lived Hundred Days’Reform ended,Kang Youwei(1858-1927),one of the six chief advocates of Reform,fled China.In his exile he visited 31 countries,of which Germany attracted him the most.His account of Martin Luther(1483-1546)deserves more serious academic research.Kang studied Luther in the historical context of Germany and Europe and offered a detailed account of Luther’s life story and Luther’s historical impact on the world.However,as a Reformist politician,Kang’s examination and critical assessment of Luther has a strong bias because he stressed the political and historical contribution of Luther and deliberately ignored Luther’s important theological ideas such as'justification by faith.'The paper will pay attention to what Kang chose to write and what he deliberately ignored,and argue that as a Chinese reformist of his era,Kang represents the mindset of a group of Chinese intellectuals who were seeking solutions to serve their motherland.