從林文慶儒教認同的思想形成再探新馬儒教運動（1894-1911）的性質

Re-examining Lim Boon Keng's Identity with Confucianism and the Nature of the Confucian Revival Movement in Singapore and Malaya (1894-1911)

林文慶（1869-1957）是上世紀新加坡最傑出的華人知識分子之一。他所參與領導的新馬儒教運動（1894-1911）是新馬華人社會史上的重大事件。關於此次運動的性質，學者多以海外華僑對民族文化的認同來解釋，將之視作一次對傳統道德價值觀的復興運動。本文主要考察了林文慶的思想形成過程以及在這場運動中的思想論戰活動，通過探討林文慶認同儒教的思想根源及其推行儒教的動機，重新思考這場儒教運動的性質及其在新馬文化思想史上的意義。

Lim Boon Keng (1869-1957), arguably one of the most outstanding ethnic Chinese intellectuals in Singapore during the twentieth century, took part in and led the Confucian Revival Movement in Singapore and Malaya (1894-1911), which turned out to be a very important event in the social history of the Chinese in Singapore and Malaya. Researchers tend to interpret the nature of this movement in terms of the ethnic and cultural identity of the Chinese overseas, regarding it as a revival of the traditional moral values of the community. This paper examines the development of Lim’s thoughts and his arguments during this movement and, through tracing the sources of Lim's thoughts and his motives in promoting Confucianism, presents an alternative analysis of the nature and significance of this movement in the history of culture and thoughts in Singapore and Malaya.