Research On Kaifeng Christian Culture Dissemination And Development

Kaifeng is the last provincial capital city which opens to Christianity.Kaifeng Christian culture dissemination began in 1901,has already undergone more than 100 years development.Kaifeng's Christian culture dissemination may divide into two times:The first was the time which the foreign-mission-dominated period,it lasted from 1901 to 1949,Kaifeng Christian culture dissemination way mainly through constructed the churches,set up church schools,founded the hospital,as well as methods on development society philanthropy.The second time began in 1949, continues to the present.In this time,Kaifeng Christian culture dissemination may divide into three stages:Kaifeng Christian church separated from the foreign missions control,"Three-self Patriotic Movement"development stage(1949-1966),a period of Christia culture stagnation in Kaifeng(1966-1979)and vigorous development stage(1980--).This article take Kaifeng's Christian culture propagation time as a master line, discussed Kaifeng Christian culture dissemination development characteristic.Since China's reform and open policy,along with the church construction,the follower population all unceasingly increases,Kaifeng Christian culture developed rapidly.In the Christian culture spreading process,the Christian culture and the Kaifeng native culture can be together harmoniously and absorb Chinese cultural element to enrich itself.The article includs four parts:First part:Kaifeng early time Christianculture dissemination,recalled the history of Kaifeng Christian dissemination;foreign-mission-dominated churches as well as the Chinese founded independent churches;church schools,hospitals and philanthropy which organizes in Kaifeng;Early Kaifeng Christian culture dissemination development characteristic.Second part:The contemporary Kaifeng Christianculture,introduced the history of"Three-self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches"in China;Christian church"Three-self Movement"history in Kaifeng;Kaifeng Christianculture development present situation,church construction,religious rite,Christian culture activities and Christian questionnaire survey analysis.Third part:Kaifeng Christian culture social function and localization, Christianity social function,Christian culture and Kaifeng local folk belief fusion; analysis the Kaifeng Christianity rapid development reasons;Kaifeng Christian culture dissemination characteristics.Fourth part of conclusion:Proposed some the question which exists in the Kaifeng present age Christian culture dissemination,Kaifeng Christian culture dissemination and the development tentative ideas.