十分材料十分話——蘇精的十九世紀中國基督教史研究/黃文江

黃文江

撮要

本文介紹蘇精從事學術研究的歷程、治學方法以及成就。在其高級學位的研究論文,他疏理出倫敦傳道會在東南亞以及中國的出版事業,對於主要的傳教士、華人同工與信徒等均有深入的了解。及後,他的研究拓展到其他來華的基督教差會,又把眼光轉移至傳教士在不同領域的工作,如:傳道、教育、醫療、翻譯與編輯等。他的研究加深了學者對十九世紀中國基督教史的認識。他以嚴謹態度治史,啟發後學注意教會史的史料學,修正了前人論述上的不足,貢獻顯著。 

ABSTRACT

This article gives an account of Su Ching’s scholarship in the field of historical studies of Chinese Christianity. In his higher degree theses, Su Ching writes a thick narrative of the history of printing presses of the London Missionary Society in its China mission, which also covers the lives and times of leading missionaries as well as Chinese co-workers and converts. Subsequently, he expands his research scope to include other missionary societies and their contributions, such as church ministry, education, medicine, as well as translating and editing. His studies provide substances for a fuller understanding of the history of Chinese Christianity in the 19th century. He is meticulous in his use of historical sources so that he makes revisions to some false opinions in the field. His contributions to this field of study are significant.

原載於《建道學刊》54期(2020年7月),頁 251-271。