1895年至1940年臺灣南部教會的女子神學教育初探

十九世紀中葉，英國長老教會以醫療、教會事工和教育三個面向，開啟臺灣南部的宣教事工。在教育面向上，創立中學校和大學進行男子教育。中學校以一般教育為主，輔以宗教課程。大學即現在的臺南神學院，施行神學教育，培育教會的男性傳教人員。在女子教育的部分，設立女學校，施以一般教育為主。由於大學不招收女性，女子神學教育則另設婦學。專門招收失學或年長婦女，教授白話字並施以基本的聖經訓練後，前往各地教會教導人識字讀聖經，這樣的婦女被稱為宣道婦（Bible-women）。一段時間之後，臺南婦學在1920年代閉校，進行重整。1928年創立了女神學校重新出發，迎接新時代的需要。女神學校以神學訓練為主，課程比婦學的時期紮實進深，目的在訓練教會的女性領袖和工作人員。此校畢業生可以擔任教會主日學教員，也有正式受聘為教會的女傳道，負責開拓教會或其他教會事工。過去針對教會教育事工的研究多半偏重中學校、女學校，或是神學院，對於從事女子神學教育的婦學和女神學校鮮少受到關注。這兩所學校的歷史、學程、畢業生動態等等主題的相關研究極少見。本研究欲針對此一主題作初步的探討，期盼更加了解此兩所學校，梳理日治時代臺灣南部女子神學教育的概況。

關鍵字

英國長老教會；臺南婦學；臺南神學院女子部；女子神學教育；女傳道

並列摘要

In the mid-19th Century, the Presbyterian Church of England started a mission in South Taiwan which engaged in medical work, evangelical work, and educational work. With respect to the educational work, a Middle School and College were established for the purpose of general and religious education of boys. The College, nowadays named Tainan Theological College and Seminary, provided theological education to future preachers and ministers. In terms of education for girls, the Girls' School and the Women's Bible School were set up for general education and to impart basic Bible knowledge to women. The Women's Bible School was aimed at training Bible-women for the churches. The Women's Bible School was closed in 1926 when Ms. Margaret Barnett retired from the field. Two years later, this school was reorganized and started anew as the Women's Bible Institute (WBI) to meet the needs of a new era. The WBI offered further theological curricula for the training of female Sunday school teachers and Church workers. The graduates qualified were assigned to local congregations as female preachers and were paid, though at a much lower rate than their male counterparts. These female preachers could not yet be ordained during this period. There has long been lack of studies on female theological education in South Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period. This article deals with the Women's Bible School and the Women's Bible Institute between 1895 and 1940 to disclose the history of the two schools for female theological education.

並列關鍵字

Presbyterian Church of England ； Women's Bible School ； Women's Bible institute ； female theological education ； female preacher

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1895年至1940年臺灣南部教會的女子神學教育初探

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