Research On Christianity In Southern He Nan Area Between1880and1949

Study on regional Christian is an integral part of modern Christian studies, has the typicalsignificance of Christian study known as the three provinces of Southern Henan area. Thispaper selects1880-1949years, Christianity in southern Henan area introduction andpropagation conditions, the practice of the church and its charitable activities. Methods usingcontrast and contact targeted research teaching people relationship, church and state(government) relations, the Christian and Catholic and other religious. To clarify the aboverelationship, The Christian missionaries to south of Henan is the original intention of theChrist is the conclusion of the area. But I wish, the Christianity in China culture to embark onthe road of indigenization.In1807, a British missionary to preach in Morrison Marks the formal introduction ofChristianity China. In1880the British missionaries from town flag of Nan yang creditinvestigation, in1885the British missionaries from Hudson Taylor to town flag of Nanyang credit established church, officially began preaching, Christianity in the south of Henanopened prelude to preach.1860the Qing government and the Western powers to sign the"Treaty of Beijing", the treaty has many provisions of Christianity in Chinese privileges; thisprompted the rapid spreading of the Christianity in Chinese. Southern Henan area along withthe dissemination of Christianity in China craze, Christianity in the rapid development of theregion, the early Christians in the missionary had only a few people or dozens of people, bytwentieth Century thirty or forty of Southern Henan area in the number of followers to gauge.The rapid development of Christianity in addition to the protection of the unequaltreaties and rely on, More important is a change in the Catholic missionaries preachingChristianity，to set up various welfare charity, such as the construction of the church school,do the church hospital, the establishment of infant and child welfare etc, and theimplementation of humanitarian relief in the famine years. Christian to get above measures insouthern Henan people, to attract people into the church. The move was part of Christianityand the Canaanites boycott, especially the gentleman and traditional knowledge ranks, andcaused a small lesson plans, These plans or to properly resolve, Either missionaries were expelled, No great harm to the people of South Henan.Study of Christianity not only confined to the inquiry itself. Just south of HenanChristianity, in the incoming communication development comprehensive study of its body atthe same time, but the Christian Church is how to handle the relationship with the government,Relationship with the local gentry, And the common people, to clarify these relationships isthe key to understand Christianity mostly popular in south of Henan. The key differencesbetween Christianity and other religions is a comprehensive study of the Christian, The thirdpart of this article will be concise and comprehensive will be a comprehensive comparisonbetween Christianity and the Catholic, Buddhism, Taoism and folk religious cults do, in orderto explore the Christian as evidence of success, of course, infer other things from one factfrom the side proved the strong vitality of the Christian.Christian missionaries are to achieve the purpose of Chinese Christian. But in the face ofthe strong force Chinese cultural assimilation, promoting the national non radical movement,China native missionaries and Chinese religion consciousness, with the passage of time, itbecame a Chinese of Christianity. Finally China without Christ, Christianity gradually becomeone of the Chinese all the religion, is the fate of Christianity in Chinese is towardsindigenization. Needless to say, the Christian south Henan fate of course with the generaltrend Chinese Christian general destiny, namely south Henan Christianity has also embarkedon the road of indigenization.