英文摘要 |
In the early Qing dynasty, Chinese Christianity steps into a new stage together with some new changes, such as switching from cities to countryside, the principal part of adherents also shifting from scholar-officials to common people. Such changes take problems and challenges to the churches. This will be illustrated by researching the rare book Xu Kouduo Richao, and analyzing the social network among Wu Li’s communications and the problems of rural churches during early Qing. Accordingly this paper firstly briefly introduces the main content of this book and the character of Wu Li’s communications. Then it will research the religious lives and their problems among the churches. This paper tries to conclude that with the development of Chinese Christianity during early Qing, it is shaped into some communities which have deep identities and their boundaries to the secular society become clearer. This takes both positive and negative effects to the churches. |