「중국기독교교회규장」과 중국교회 규범화

Abstract

After the reform and opening, Chinese religion was revived, and Chinese Christianity was revived. Chinese Christianity has become very complicated as churches in various parts of China have returned and new churches have been established. Chinese Christianity needed a way to integrate churches of various denominations and operate smoothly. Therefore, it was suggested that churches in China should be standardized by making unified regulations that can be based on all churches. In 1996, the “Charter of the Christian Church” consisting of churches, believers, priests, and jihadis, was first declared. Since then, there have been significant revisions in 2008 and 2018 in line with changes in the situation of the Chinese church. In 2008, a new chapter of “faith” was set up, which included the beliefs of various denominations and common beliefs that fit the situation in China, and presented standardized basic beliefs. In 2018, the venue of the “Holy Ritual” was renamed “Church Life” and a new set of condolences was prepared that stipulated various church life such as worship rituals and weddings. The revision of the three types of church regulations shows the process by which the Chinese church becomes more systematic and detailed. Therefore, after analyzing the process of changing the three types of church regulations, this paper sought the background and meaning of normatization every time through the contents of the change.