A Christian scholar named Luo Shuai gave a lecture titled “The Model and Development Path of Christian Charity in China” to report on how Christian charity in China has developed.
As part of the 11th “Charity Culture Lecture” organized by the China Institute for Philanthropy and Social Innovation at the Renmin University of China, the lecture includes four main points.
The background of charity, biblical basis, and research methods
On the background of Christian charity, Mr. Luo talked about four aspects: religion, Bible, charity, and society. The ideas in the Bible have greatly influenced Christians and thus brought new factors into the development of the traditional charity. There is a lot of teaching about charity in the Bible, which makes charity the norm of Christians’ daily life, directly guiding their behaviors.
From the biblical basis, the Bible teaches that believers should not persecute others, instructing, for example, that more blessed are those who give than receive - these teachings make Christian charity active and passive, theoretical and practical all at the same time.
Luo’s common research methods include interviews, participant observation, literature reviews, and participation.
Conceptual definitions and relevant theoretical analyses
From two angles: correct understanding and accurate positioning, Mr. Luo defined the various concepts within Christian charity. Then, he summarizes the characteristics of each concept. Finally, he gave analyses of the related theories from the perspective of “margins and collisions between religion and charity” and briefly introduces the social campaigns supported by the theories.
Christian public welfare models
Mr Luo first gave a summary of Christian public welfare models, including charitable foundations with religious color, charitable institutions and organizations centered around churches, public charitable organizations centered around biblical ideas, religious charitable donations centered around God’s love, and religious institutions centered around service of various kinds.
The serving targets of Christian charity include Christians, non-believers, and the nature.
The three perspectives of the macro development of Christian public welfare include charity theory, charity history and charity practice.
A brief analysis on the development path of Christian charity in China
The four influential factors for the development path are charitable awareness and culture, governmental stipulations, laws and regulations, and the internal administration of the organizations. Although all of these have impacts on the development of Chinese Christian charity, the intensity of each of them is different.
The direction in which Christian public welfare is developing is legalized identity, professional skills, and secularized charity.
Finally, Luo concluded that since the development of Christian charity, outstanding achievements have been made in the field. However, under the background of the new era, one must consider how balance may be made between the religious purpose and charitable purpose of Christian charity on the basis of maintaining the original charitable achievements, and how the “religious” label of charity can be removed, and how we can adapt to the changes of social policy and environment. These are all realistic issues that Christian charity will face and solve now and in the future.
- Translated by Charlie Li
此次讲座的主题为《中国基督教公益慈善模式与发展道路》，主讲人为基督教学者骆帅。
这是由由人大公益创新研究院举办的第十一期“慈善文化会讲”，骆帅主要从4点出发，汇报了中国基督教公益慈善的模式与发展道路。
慈善的背景、《圣经》依据及研究方法
骆帅老师在讲到基督教的慈善背景时，从“宗教”、“圣经”、“慈善”、“社会”四个方面出发。《圣经》中的思想给了基督徒巨大的影响，并为传统的慈善发展注入了新的因素。《圣经》中有大量的关于慈善的教导，这使得慈善成为了基督徒的日常生活准则，直接知道他们的行为。
从《圣经》依据上来看，《圣经》规定信徒不可迫害他人，称“施比受更为有福”——这些准则使得基督教的慈善同时具有主动性和被动性、理论性和实践性。
骆老师的常用研究方法包括：访谈法、参与观察法、文献法、亲身经历。
概念界定和相关理论分析
骆帅老师从正确认识和准确定位两个角度对基督教公益慈善的相关概念进行了界定，并对每个概念的特征进行总结，最后从“宗教与慈善的边际性和碰撞性”对相关理论进行了分析，对理论支撑下的社会实践进行了简要介绍。
基督教公益模式
骆老师首先总结了基督教的公益模式，包括：有宗教色彩的慈善基金会、以教会为核心的慈善机构和组织、以圣经理念为核心的公众性慈善组织、以神爱为核心的宗教性慈善捐赠、以服务为核心的宗教性机构。
而基督教慈善的服务对象包括：基督徒、外邦人、大自然。
基督教公益整体性宏观发展的三个视角包括：慈善思想理论、慈善历史、慈善实践。
浅析中国基督教慈善发展道路
影响中国基督教慈善发展道路的四个因素分别是：慈善意识与文化、政府管理制度、法律法规、组织内部管理。这四个因素对中国基督教慈善的发展都产生着影响，但不同方面所产生的力度也是有所差别的。
而基督教发展公益的核心发展方向为——合法化身份、专业化技能和去宗教化的慈善。
最后，骆老师总结到，基督教公益慈善发展至今，已经在慈善领域取得了卓越成果。但在新的时代背景之下，如何在维持原有慈善成果的基础上，平衡好基督教公益慈善的宗教目的和慈善目的，摆脱慈善的“宗教化”标签，适应社会政策和环境的变化，是基督教公益慈善在现在和未来所要面临和解决的现实问题。
学术讲座 | 中国基督教公益慈善的模式与发展道路
A Christian scholar named Luo Shuai gave a lecture titled “The Model and Development Path of Christian Charity in China” to report on how Christian charity in China has developed.
As part of the 11th “Charity Culture Lecture” organized by the China Institute for Philanthropy and Social Innovation at the Renmin University of China, the lecture includes four main points.
The background of charity, biblical basis, and research methods
On the background of Christian charity, Mr. Luo talked about four aspects: religion, Bible, charity, and society. The ideas in the Bible have greatly influenced Christians and thus brought new factors into the development of the traditional charity. There is a lot of teaching about charity in the Bible, which makes charity the norm of Christians’ daily life, directly guiding their behaviors.
From the biblical basis, the Bible teaches that believers should not persecute others, instructing, for example, that more blessed are those who give than receive - these teachings make Christian charity active and passive, theoretical and practical all at the same time.
Luo’s common research methods include interviews, participant observation, literature reviews, and participation.
Conceptual definitions and relevant theoretical analyses
From two angles: correct understanding and accurate positioning, Mr. Luo defined the various concepts within Christian charity. Then, he summarizes the characteristics of each concept. Finally, he gave analyses of the related theories from the perspective of “margins and collisions between religion and charity” and briefly introduces the social campaigns supported by the theories.
Christian public welfare models
Mr Luo first gave a summary of Christian public welfare models, including charitable foundations with religious color, charitable institutions and organizations centered around churches, public charitable organizations centered around biblical ideas, religious charitable donations centered around God’s love, and religious institutions centered around service of various kinds.
The serving targets of Christian charity include Christians, non-believers, and the nature.
The three perspectives of the macro development of Christian public welfare include charity theory, charity history and charity practice.
A brief analysis on the development path of Christian charity in China
The four influential factors for the development path are charitable awareness and culture, governmental stipulations, laws and regulations, and the internal administration of the organizations. Although all of these have impacts on the development of Chinese Christian charity, the intensity of each of them is different.
The direction in which Christian public welfare is developing is legalized identity, professional skills, and secularized charity.
Finally, Luo concluded that since the development of Christian charity, outstanding achievements have been made in the field. However, under the background of the new era, one must consider how balance may be made between the religious purpose and charitable purpose of Christian charity on the basis of maintaining the original charitable achievements, and how the “religious” label of charity can be removed, and how we can adapt to the changes of social policy and environment. These are all realistic issues that Christian charity will face and solve now and in the future.
- Translated by Charlie Li
Lecture: The Model, Development Path of Christian Charity in China
