素來教會史的研究論述,多半是以「授方」—「宣教者」的角度,對所掌握的史料進行耙梳、權衡、取捨與評論,因而勾勒呈現的圖像從重心、成就到進展、變化皆以授方為依歸與主軸。我嘗試以相對(而非相斥,且可有力補足授方觀點)的「受方」—「受教者」的角度與史料,討論在基督宗教信仰實踐至關重要的議題:從保存完整的後浦堂會議事錄來探究關於「教會懲戒」的議題。
本論文作為一種呈現「受方」觀點(相對於「授方」觀點)的論述,同時也是一種地區教會史的建構嘗試。在進入論題核心的同時,注重教義與宗教傳統層面的梳理之外,也探求當地信徒如何承受、消化、進而發展重要的信仰質素、價值與行動。對於宗教教義層面,我梳理希伯來經文(或稱舊約)與新約裡關於教會與懲戒的相關經文,確定教會懲戒在信仰經典裡的脈絡、意義、作法與要求,並兼論及兩約之間(主要以死海古卷裡的昆蘭社群規條為本)的相關文獻。宗教傳統層面我從天主教的教會法典開始,依序檢視、比較與後浦堂會的發展相關的美國歸正教會、加拿大長老會(做為英國長老會的替代)與台灣基督長老教會等相關法規的處理模式。
另一方面,配合後浦堂會之形成、發展所處的歷史脈絡與其留下的完整議事記錄,我掌握了後浦堂會所有的教會懲戒記錄,呈現教會懲戒在後浦堂會發展歷程中在頻率、項目分配與消長等方面的實際情形,並將各懲戒事項之宗教教義與傳統論據與在現實中的法律、文化的相關處置作對照,凸顯受方面對真實的信仰—文化衝突時的取捨歷程。
我在論文研究過程中發現,後浦堂會議事錄裡的教會懲戒記錄最頻繁的施行高峰,恰恰是後浦堂會本身所處閩南大會的教勢發展大脈絡的最優進期(1903 至1912 年)。這一方面證明教會懲戒的正確施行,必當在教會處於信仰深深內化且質素高、內部彼此愛的關係豐厚與處理問題能力強的情態,另一方面也印證後浦教會在創立早期的確在上述各個方面有早熟而令人印象深刻的展現。自1866 年以降新教的金門島域福音工作,亟待方家更細緻綿密的史料整理與刻畫,更希望教會界願意開放議事錄等資料供學界進行嚴謹之學術研究與保存,以裨益地區教會史之建構。 / There are two specific approaches in the research of church history. One is the approach of the Givers / Preachers, focusing on 5 Ws (Who When Where What How) issues of the evangelization process, dealing with historical figures and events, and analyzing interactive relations in between these two factors mainly caused by or related to the side of the Gospel Conveyers. The other is the approach of the
Receivers / Converts, an approach that the researchers will also use the 5Ws, concentrate on the converts instead of focusing on the conveyers. This approach is more and more common these days especially for the Chinese scholars.
This thesis is not only an examination from the receivers’ point of view of how new Christian converts carried out the missionaries’ message by proceeding the actual practices of church discipline toward local converts in their cultural-religious context, but also an attempt of tracing the history of the Quemoy / Kinmen Churches.
First of all, in the doctrinal-traditional aspect I have surveyed the biblical context (the Hebrew Scriptures or the Old Testament, and the New Testament) , related
non-biblical sources, with the Church Laws like the Canon Law (the Roman Catholic Church), the Book of Church Order (the Reformed Church in America), the Book of
Forms (The Presbyterian Church in Canada) , Bylaws (the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan) about church discipline and other cultural sources dealing with the secular treatments to these subjects. Secondly in the practical aspect, I have abstracted related Minutes of church discipline from the consistorial records of Au-Po congregation (between 1900 and 2000 C.E.), and found the period that church discipline being processed most frequently, was the time during 1903-1912: the most fruitful and powerful period of Christian Churches in China.
However, the impressive manner shown in these records could be an illustration of the depth of the internalized messages for Protestant believers in Quemoy.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:CHENGCHI/G0093156014 |
Creators | 陳子仁, Chen, Tzu-Ren |
Publisher | 國立政治大學 |
Source Sets | National Chengchi University Libraries |
Language | 中文 |
Detected Language | English |
Type | text |
Rights | Copyright © nccu library on behalf of the copyright holders |
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