香港華人基督宗教之組織結構與社會功能－－以香港教會為例

香港經英國殖民、日本短期佔領，之後回歸中國，使香港兼具殖民、移民社會、中西文化融合的背景。基督教會在香港，除了扮演中國與世界的福音橋梁，還是香港社會服務的重要力量。在教會的眾多派系中，聚會所為中國的華人自立教會，現今已遍及歐洲、亞洲、非洲、美洲、澳洲五大洲，影響範圍廣大。今日對聚會所的研究，以神學研究為主，鮮少以社會研究角度切入。本研究以「香港教會」（香港聚會所）為研究對象，從宗教、社會研究視角出發，透過文獻資料分析法、半結構式訪談法、觀察法，分析「香港教會」（香港聚會所）的歷史背景、結構與管理、網絡與發展三大面向。藉由對「香港教會」（香港聚會所）的個案研究，討論「香港教會」（香港聚會所）的歷史脈絡、運行架構與分布、團體網絡、對個人價值觀與社會的影響，最後探討「香港教會」（香港聚會所）當前所面臨的挑戰與「香港教會」（香港聚會所）的因應方式，為香港的華人自立教會史，添上「香港教會」（香港聚會所）一塊。

關鍵字

「香港教會」（聚會所）；教會網絡；宗教功能；基督徒認同

並列摘要

Hong Kong had been under British colonial rule with a short-term occupation by Japan, and then was returned to China. This made Hong Kong a colonial, immigrant society with a blend of Chinese and Western culture. Throughout the years, Christian churches in Hong Kong had played the role of gospel bridge between China and the world; not only so, they also had made important contributions in Hong Kong's social services. Among the many sects of the Christian church, the Church in Hong Kong (Church Assembly) is a Chinese self-reliant church in China. Nowadays, it has spread across five continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, America, and Australia. Recent researches on the Church Assembly were mainly based on theological studies, and rarely cut into the perspective of social studies. This study uses the Church in Hong Kong (Church Assembly) as a research object, and from the perspective of religious and social studies, tries to analyze the historical background, structure and management, network and development of the Church in Hong Kong (Church Assembly) through document analysis, semi-structured interviews and observational method. Through the case study method, discussions are made on the following aspects of the Church in Hong Kong (Church Assembly): its historical context, operational structure and distribution, church network, impact on personal values and society. Finally, this study also probes into the current challenges faced by the Church in Hong Kong (Church Assembly) and the way it responds to them. As such, this study provides an additional piece of picture of the Church in Hong Kong (Church Assembly) for the history of the Chinese self-reliant churches in Hong Kong.