A Historical Investigation Of Christian Education In Hangchow University During The Republic Of China

Hangchow University established by American Presbyterian Church,is a higher education institution in China,also one of the thirteen Christian universities in the period of the Republic of China.The academic circles mainly focused on the history of Hangchow University,or curriculum setting and national culture education with a macroscopic angle of view,but,the Christian education which is the essential attributes of Christian universities was rarely mentioned.This paper concentrates on the Christian spirit,which revealed in school motto,school badge,school anthem and school climate.religious curriculum and the Christian education out of the Classroom to give a investigation on the Christian education of Hangchow University.As a Christian university,in order to adapt to the situation of China.Hangchow University was the same as other Christian university.experienced the transition of the role from "preacher" to "educator".In this process.the Christian education model of Hangchow University had also been made a strategic adjustment.The first 20 years of the 20th century was the golden age of the development of Christianity in China, since the outbreak of the first World War, Chinese thinking circles was surrounded by the saying of "Western decline".accompanied by the New Culture Movement, had also contributed to the skepticism on the religious problem in Chinese.Including Anti-Christian Movement and the Movement of Regaining Educational Rights.which was all the unfavorable factors for the Christian education of the Christian university.In the face of the impact and challenge of nationalism and nationalism, Hangchow University had made a positive response and adjustment in Christian education.On the religious courses side.Hangchow University had completed the transformation from compulsory courses to selective system,and religious courses gradually converted into auxiliary role.Outside the classroom.Hangchow university through developing Christian daily life regulation, holding religious speech,Bible study and discussion,or organizing religious community and fellowship to carry on the Christian education.namely belief education,to develop the student’s "Christian personality" just like what the school motto of Hangchow University say.In a word,on the basis of the Christian virtue,training Christian talent for the Chinese society is the main purpose of the Hangchow University.During the republic of China,Hangdiow University had adjusted the policies and strategies to resolve the conflicts and contradictions between the Christian and Secularization or Localization.The modern mode of Christian education which takes from course to society as the center was accomplished by Hnagchow University.This transition could be also a epitome of contextualization which was made by Christian universities during the republic of China.