The"Missionizing Through Science" Strategy Of Missionary Press

Protestant missionaries in the late Qing Dynasty use the same way of Jesuits who came to china in the late Ming Dynasty,using science as a religion spreading media and carrier, hoping to eliminate the alienation of Chinese psychology and makeing Chinese people believe in Christianity, and finally achieve their "the glory of God shine all over the world " ideal. Press was an important means to protestant missionaries' Cross-Cultural Communication, "Missionizing Through Science" is very common in the missionary press. However, research in this area is relatively scarce, this is a pity.Researching On the "Missionizing Through Science"strategy of missionary press will help us to identify the nature of missionary press more Scientifically, then to make sure it's position and role clearly in the "Western Learning" process. Science and religion is the same relationship as form and content, the secularization-Changing of later missionary press isn't a Change of nature, but rather a strategy choice to better achieve the"Missionizing Through Science" Target. From this perspective to understand missionary nature of the press, which can be measured to understand the left of "western learning" in the Chinese society, and give missionary press a fitting evaluation.The other hand, the significance of this study is to learn the history of "Missionizing Through Science", the use of communication modes, the effect they achieve for today's cross-cultural communication activities, or the existence of a kind of enlightenment, and this revelation is not only encouragement but also alert.This paper is divided into four chapters. The first chapter will explain the background,this is a kind of foundation work for the Subsequent chapters. Account of the history of Western religion, making use of science to spread religion is a common thing.Especially after the Protestant Reformation, "Missionizing Through Science" seems be come a trends. Then, this dissertation will discusse why the Missionaries chose science as a tool to preach. This will reveals the historical and realistic background of "Missionizing Through Science".Chapterâ…¡will reveals the Cultural Nature and the History of "Missionizing Through Science " strategy. From the " Missionizing Through Science " point of view, the scientific content in the press is implicit religious purposes, science is form, the nature is missionary. In this chapter the general missionary press "science secondary education" culture of nature and the characteristics of its different stages of development will show out.Chapterâ…¢will discuss the cultural characteristics and patterns of spread of the missionaries press'"Missionizing Through Science ". Analysis of the characteristics of this strategy.Chapterâ…£will discuss the important significance of cross-cultural communication of missionary press'"Missionizing Through Science " strategy. Missionary press the "science secondary education" Western Learning activities become an important tributary of the tide, leading to "the West" concept formation, to a certain extent, promoted the culture of modern Chinese society changes and the Chinese culture development are quite positive.Professer YueZhiXiong in his book named "Western Learning in Late Qing Dynasty"found the missionaries in the leading position in the western transportation history:"Western Learning in Late Qing Dynasty missionaries played an important role, most of the time ther are the main characters. "However, in the field of journalism history the description of them is very few. I hope my dissertation make more people into this field.