台南神學院研究(1876-2007)

張美月

指導教授 ： 溫振華

國立臺灣師範大學/文學院/歷史學系在職進修碩士班/碩士(2007年)

摘要

基督教在台灣的信仰繼荷蘭人短暫宣教中斷二百多年，後藉著英法聯軍簽訂的中英、中法、中俄條約，給予在中國內地傳教的權利，並在條約中開放台灣的安平、打狗、滬尾、雞籠通商，也給予外國人在通商口岸的居住權。此條款造成神職人員有權居住台灣，基督教再度傳入台灣。1865年英國長老教會（The Presbyterian in England）的外國傳道局（Foreign Mission Committee）派遣馬雅各醫生（Dr. J.L. Maxwell）至台灣的南部宣教。

1872年台灣設教七年，已經建立22處傳教地點，擁有784位受洗的信徒。信徒人數短時間內增加快速，宣教士人手不足，為了教會長久的發展，急須設立一間培養本地傳教人才的神學校，除了對本國人傳教之外，更可餵養造就信徒使其靈命成熟，讓教會穩定成長，故於1876年在府城設立「大學」，為台南神學院的前身。

本文架構如下：第一章緒論。第二章英國長老教會來台宣教的發展，英國長老教會是台灣南部長老教會的母會，因在清末英國長老教會來台宣教為在華宣教的延續，故擬從英國長老教會的起源、傳教背景以及傳教事業拓展論述，探討英國長老教會宣教士在台傳教的軌跡。第三章台南神學院的沿革，本章的重心主要為台南神學院的發展史，以事件為中心，分成清朝時期、日治時期、戰後時期探討。第四章傳道人的養成，台南神學院主要目的是培育教會傳道人才，本章的重點在於傳道人的養成內容、學生的來源與神學思想的探究。第五章台南神學院對長老教會的影響，本章主要探討從台南神學院對社會及教會有何影響。第六章結論。

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並列摘要

Over several centuries, through the Dutch short-term propaganda; Christianity has had interruptions in proclaiming the death and resurrection of our Lord. Only until 1856 Qing dynasty was conquered by the England and France Allied armies and while Chinese government signed the treaty of unequally then the foreign powers had the right to preach the gospel in China and Taiwan; Taiwan being included as China. For this reason they had the housing right in An-Ping、Kao-Hsiung、Dan-Shuei and Chi-Lung which were and still are Taiwan’s commercial harbors. The missionaries were preaching the gospel in Taiwan.
In 1865 a Presbyterian minister, by the name of, Dr. James L. Maxwell was sent to Taiwan from England and made his way to the southern parts of our home and began to preach the word of God. By 1872 a great deal of progress was made in missionary work. Twenty two new churches were established, 784 people were baptized in the name of Jesus Christ and even with the faith growing much still had to be done; an urgent need for Theological schools and new ministers to preach the word were in desperate need; in 1876a new college Tainan Theological College was born.

Outline:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Propagation of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, the Qing Dynasty; British evangelical ministers; Continuation of Christianity here at home; Four (4) aspects: 1. the beginning of the England Presbyterian Mission; 2. The background of evangelical mission; 3. The development of the evangelical movement; 4. The path of the evangelical movement in Taiwan and the Presbyterian Church.
Chapter 3: The evolution of Tainan Theological College. I’ll focus on each event separately beginning from the Qing Dynasty then move to the Japan occupation and finally Post World War Two.
Chapter 4: Missionary Training: The purpose of the Theological College in training it’s missionaries to preach the gospel; I’ll focus on the details of the actual training the evangelical minister and the recruitment of new young and faithful students to carry on the work and the word.
Chapter 5: The influence of the College on the community at large; in this chapter we’ll discuss how the College has influenced our society and our churches.
Chapter 6: Conclusions

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