중국선교와 기독교의 중국화

Abstract

The first purpose of this article is to articulate the Christianization of China and the Sinicization of Christianity that were attempted in China. The second purpose of this article to suggest ‘Glocal Mission’ as a suitable mission to China. Because China is belong to Asia, this article is going to examine the Christianization of Asia and the Asianization of Christianity based on the theology of Aloysius Pieris before the church of China. Pieris emphasizes that the Asianization of Christianity should precede the Christianization of Asia focusing on cosmic religion, meta-cosmic religion, and double baptism. According to Pieris, the church of Asia should be baptized by the religiosity and poverty of Asia because the ethos of Asia can be characterized as religiosity and poverty in contrast with the western world and the third world. Furthermore, Pieris strongly emphasizes that Jesus was baptized by John in the river of Jordan but did not baptized others. Therefore, the church of Asia should be baptized by the ethos of Asia. Based on Pieris’s double baptism, this article will articulate the Taiping Rebellion (太平天國의 亂) as the Christianization of China depended on the Song Cheongsung, an Asian theologian. However, this article will suggest the indigenization movement in 1920’s (本色化) as the sinicization of Christianity. Strangely, the interpretation about Three-Self Movement(三自化) is various. Some read the movement as a sinicization of Christianity like the indigenization movement in 1920’s. However, other read the sinicization of Sinocentrism. Therefore, this article will suggest the Three-Self Movement as the sinicization of Christianity. Lastly, this article will examine the mission toward China, and suggest the glocal mission as a suitale mission to China.