The paper gives an overview of the Anti-Christian Movement of 1922-1927, focusing on the role of Peking University faculty and students in the first stage of the movement. Statements by some important Peking Universit...The paper gives an overview of the Anti-Christian Movement of 1922-1927, focusing on the role of Peking University faculty and students in the first stage of the movement. Statements by some important Peking University intellectuals, such as University President Cai Yuanpei （蔡元培） and Professors Chen Duxiu （陈独秀）, Hu Shi （胡适）, Zhou Zuoren （周作人）, etc. are discussed in detail. Special attention is given to those comments that stand out as against ＂majority opinion＂. Neither the Communists nor the Nationalists were key leaders during the first stage of the movement. It was the clash of core Chinese cultural values with those of Christianity and the Chinese desire to industrialize a country overwhelmed by the Western powers that were instrumental in the instigation of the Anti-Christian Movement.展开更多
文摘The paper gives an overview of the Anti-Christian Movement of 1922-1927, focusing on the role of Peking University faculty and students in the first stage of the movement. Statements by some important Peking University intellectuals, such as University President Cai Yuanpei （蔡元培） and Professors Chen Duxiu （陈独秀）, Hu Shi （胡适）, Zhou Zuoren （周作人）, etc. are discussed in detail. Special attention is given to those comments that stand out as against ＂majority opinion＂. Neither the Communists nor the Nationalists were key leaders during the first stage of the movement. It was the clash of core Chinese cultural values with those of Christianity and the Chinese desire to industrialize a country overwhelmed by the Western powers that were instrumental in the instigation of the Anti-Christian Movement.
