传教、医疗与政治：博德恩医院的创建与西北基督教传播研究

Abstract

Christianity had spread widely in the inland areas of China at the dawn of the 20 century. Medical missionary had been put on the agenda and put in practice for opening the window of preaching and drawing the chiliasts. The hospital named the Borden Memorial Hospital which was located in the border of northwestern China was built under this kind of historical background. The article tells about the missionaries’ efforts, the local government and local officers as well as the gentlemen who supported this project. It proved that this hospital did bring the Gospel to the local people and to some extent it promoted the development of the whole northwestern part of China’s medical modernization. Missionary, medical and political integrated and removed some obstacles for spreading the Christianity in the northwestern part of China.