「實現ᅳ個純全中國本色化 和合而為ᅳ的教會」: 誠靜怡與中華基督教會 [Cheng Jingyi and the Church of Christ in China]

Abstract

This paper examines the ecumenical perspectives of Cheng Jingyi, one of the key figures during the church unity movement in early twentieth-century China, the formation of the Church of Christ in China (CCC) and its legacy, as well as Cheng’s role in its development. It aims to explore the continuity between the CCC and the desire of Chinese Christians for a united independent Chinese church, and argues that the church unity movement in early twentiethcentury China, with the CCC as an example, was driven by both the native demand for church independence and theological motivations of ecumenism.