基督教传媒与西方民主思想在近代中国的传播——以《万国公报》为中心  

Christian Missionary Media and the Spread of Western Political Values in Modern China:the case with A Review of the Times 《万国公报》

作　　者：谢放[1] 谢尚芸 

机构地区：[1]华南师范大学岭南文化研究中心,广东广州510600 [2]四川大学历史文化学院,四川成都610064

出　　处：《深圳大学学报（人文社会科学版）》2013年第6期207-215,共9页Journal of Shenzhen University：Humanities & Social Sciences

摘　　要：《万国公报》作为在华基督教近代传媒中内容丰富而影响显著的报刊之一,最早向中国人全面准确地介绍西方民主的核心观念为主权在民,其民主政制具有制订宪法、三权分立、司法独立等基本特征,详尽比较中国与欧美各国的政治异同,强调欧美的民主政制和民主原则为中国自古所无,于今未有,阐释人民的平等自由权利是实现民主与法治的基石,国民教育则为实现平等自由权利的途径,强调民主自由与基督教的文化渊源,提出"教本政末"的主张。该报一方面宣传近代中国政治改革的宪政之路,对西方民主思想在近代中国的传播起了重要作用,另一方面也反映了西方传教士在中国极力宣扬西方价值观念以争夺话语权的企图。A Review of the Times （《万国公报》） was an influential and pioneer Christian missionary publication in China from 1868 to 1907. It extensively covered western political institutions and core values-such as democracy, constitutional rule, separation of powers, independent judiciary-and compared the commonalities and differences between Chinese and European politics. It emphasized that Euro-American democracy was something lacking in the Chinese tradition and advocated education as a means to achieving equality and human rights. This newspaper pointed out the path for reforming China＇s political rule and was highly important in inculcating western democratic values in China. On the other hand, it also reflect the attempt by western missionaries to obtain discursive hegemony in China.

关 键 词：近代中国 基督教传媒 《万国公报》 民主思想 自由权利 

分 类 号：K250.3[历史地理—历史学]