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撮要

趙紫宸在中國教會史研究上，一直備受學者關注。但是，對他在新中國成立後的言行，特別是他在改革教會方面的努力，卻因著種種的原因而未受重視。本文從趙紫宸在四十年代以後的思想入手，一方面探討其教會論如何影響他對解放後改革教會的主張，另一方面也嘗試分析趙氏對中國局勢的評估，及對教會獨特使命的探索，如何影響他對共產主義的態度，並了解他認同新中國的原因。

ABSTRACT

Zhao Zi-chen (T. C. Chao) was one of the most famous Christian theologians in China. His position in Chinese Church history attracts many researches. Nevertheless, his attitude towards the establishment of Communist government on the eve of Liberation and his participation in Three-Self Patriotic Movement in 1950 was much criticized. Some even suspected him an apostate. A close examination of the available evidence from 1940s to early 1950s reveals Zhao, as a Christian theologian, responded to the challenge of these turbulent times in China. This article tried to analyze how Zhao’s ecclesiology affected his Church reform ideas in 1950 and his attitude towards Communism. This writer will also attempt to give a balance explanation on his acceptance of Communist China.

原載於《建道學刊》7期（1997年1月），頁137-190。