A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN ASIA Historical Development and Theological Features(亞洲東正教會──歷史發展及神學特色簡介) / Metropolitan Nikitas Lulias 聶基道
撮要
本文指出,東正教徒早在1685年,便來華建立教會及佈道。在晚清期間,已有不少華人信徒。庚子拳亂間,北京便有二百二十名東正教徒被殺。後來由於大陸解放,東正教在華傳播中輟。1996年,東正教會普世宗主教重新在香港建立東正教會香港及東南亞都主教區。東正教會神學秉承「否定神學」之取向,強調信仰的目標在於「與上帝聯合」;另外,東正教對崇拜、聖餐及聖禮,皆有獨到的見解。然而,這些在神學上的承傳,並未影響他們與本土文化的會通。
ABSTRACT
After a general introduction of the Orthodox Church which came to China, during the Qing dynasty, the writer emphasizes “that union with God” is the goal of the Orthodox apophatic theological approach. Though the Orthodox Church has its own distinctive perspective on liturgy and sacrament, the writer points out that the Orthodox faith fits well and comfortably into the spirit and life of Asian cultures.
原載於《建道學刊》12期(1999年7月),頁275-286。