The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan and Its Changing Narrative on Human Rights

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Magdaléna Rychetská
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The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (pct) is the Protestant denomination with the longest tradition in the country. The central theological position of the church began to change in the late 1960s, and over the following decade the church became increasingly politically active and vocal in its support for human rights, minority rights, and democratization. This paper addresses the issue of human rights as narrated within the pct, which explained its involvement in human rights with reference to its Christian beliefs. One outcome of the church’s endeavors was that the people of Taiwan accepted the struggle initiated by the church and began to ask for free elections. Using the pct as an example, the paper shows that religious bodies have the potential to be a positive force for change in society and that a Christian perspective on human rights can contribute to secular discourse on the topic.
台湾长老会及其人权叙事的变迁
台湾长老会是台湾历史最悠久的新教。教会的核心神学立场在20世纪60年代末开始发生变化,在接下来的十年里,教会在政治上越来越活跃,对人权、少数群体权利和民主化的支持也越来越强烈。本文论述了pct内部叙述的人权问题,该问题解释了它参照其基督教信仰参与人权的情况。教会努力的成果之一,是台湾人民接受教会发起的抗争,开始要求自由选举。以pct为例,本文表明宗教团体有潜力成为社会变革的积极力量,基督教人权观可以促进关于这一主题的世俗话语。
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