中華國內布道會在雲南 (1918-1941)

Abstract

本文以1918至1941年間中華國內布道會（國布會）在雲南地區的宣教實踐為重點，討論在深入國族主義興起與西方差會影響力式微的背景下，中國基督徒如何實踐兼具本土主體性與普世宗教視野的宣教行動。 研究使用國布會發行刊物《福音鐘》為主要一手史料，並結合全球基督教與中國本土基督教發展脈絡，系統性爬梳誠靜怡的宗教思想及其如何反應在國布會於雲南的宣教發展。本文認為誠靜怡主張以民族國家為邊界建立由中國人主導的宣教組織，並透過中國文化的兼容性論述，證明本土化與普世性並不衝突。國布會在此脈絡下成立並展開雲南邊疆宣教的行動，一方面呼應著福音救國的使命，另一方面則彌補西方差會於邊疆資源的不足。研究發現國布會的行動並非僅僅憑藉國族主義的崛起，而是透過汲取與學習西方宣教經驗，同時憑藉著本土與海外的捐獻及醫療教育收入達成經濟自養，並積極培育在地人才，使國布會面對政局動盪與戰時經濟緊縮時，仍展現出韌性與組織動員力，而能持續邊疆宣教任務。

This paper focuses on the missionary practices of the Chinese Home Missionary Society (CHMS) in Yunnan between 1918 and 1940, examining how Chinese Christians pursued missionary actions that combined indigenous agency with an ecumenical perspective amidst the rise of nationalism and the waning influence of Western mission boards. Utilizing the Society’s internal publication The Gospel Bell （福音鐘）as its primary source, and integrating the developmental contexts of global Christianity and indigenous Chinese Christianity, this study systematically analyzes Cheng Jingyi’s religious thought and its reflection in the CHMS's mission in Yunnan. This article argues that Cheng advocated for establishing a Chinese-led missionary organization within the boundaries of the nation-state and demonstrated through Chinese cultural compatibility discourse that indigenization does not conflict with the universal nature of Christianity. Operating within this framework, the CHMS launched frontier missions in Yunnan to fulfill the mission of saving the country through the Gospel while supplementing the resource shortages of Western mission boards in border regions. The findings reveal that the success of the CHMS was not solely driven by nationalism; rather, because the CHMS drew on Western missionary experience, achieved financial self-support through domestic and overseas donations alongside medical and educational service revenues, and actively cultivated local talent, it therefore demonstrated resilience and organizational mobilization in the face of political turmoil and wartime economic contraction, enabling the sustained execution of its frontier missionary tasks.