The New Concept Of Women In The Republic Of China Under The View Of Christian

Since Modern times, more and more Christian activities happened in China, such as churches, schools and hospitals etc. But soon the missionaries realized these sermons activities could not compare with the Press. It’s very effective and attractive. So develop the Press business in China. One of the main ways is Christian Chinese Press. These Press agencies must pay attention to the practical problems in China, so it could attract more people to read. At the beginning of 20 centuries, the traditional concept is under tremendous impact, with the influence from Europe and America, the May 4th Movement and the New culture Movement. Chinese women’ s became very important. So the Christian Literature Society for China establish a publication named The Women’ s Messenger.The main reader groups of The Women’ s Messenger is upper-middle female class in city. The missionaries use this publication to sermons. It’s aimed at Christianize China. The Women’ s Messenger as the important press of Christian, So the content is basis on Christian doctrine, and every parties of female problems were involved. This paper mainly discusses the conceptions of women in The Women’ s Messenger.1921-1934 as the social transformation period, so the paper select the content of The Women’ s Messenger as the research subjects. The emphasis of research is Women’ s virtue and Editorials. To discuss the conception of women and the characteristics that from The Women’ s Messenger. In order to deeply understand The Women’ s Messenger, firstly, we need to know about its publishing organization in detail. The Christian Literature Society is Chinese largest Protestantism publishers, which published The Women’ s Messenger. Secondly, we need have a comprehensive grasp for The Women’ s Messenger’s language environment. It includes founding, content, the author and the readers. Understanding of the language environment can better grasp the female’s thought and soul. The mainly female view in The Women’ s Messenger include the concept of cultural ideas and the social liberation. Culture view is focused on analysis of the Christian spirit idea and the concept of women’ s education. Social liberation mainly include career problems and marriage problems. Interpret these content can let us know about The Women’ s Messenger encouraged women into the workforce and advocated the marriage independent. But it also retained some traditional ideas. From these women concept we can be summarized in three major characteristics. The one is the guiding of Christian, the one is new concept an traditional concept could coexistence, the other one is the difference of female liberation concept between China and the Western Countries obviously. Anyway, the concept of women which reflect in The Women’ s Messenger that conform to the trend of times. Helps the Women’ s Awakening and promote the place of women. Advance the liberation process of women. It’s very valuable.