海外宣教工作中最常見的挑戰之一，就是宣教師如何彌合「福音與文 化」之間的文化鴻溝。偕叡理（George Leslie Mackay，1844-1901，又稱 馬偕）牧師在北臺灣宣教的歷程理當無法避免，必須面對臺灣各個文化體 系的挑戰，其中在應對漢人文化的經驗中，格外顯著的是來自儒學傳統以 及混雜釋道儒的民間信仰習俗。 馬偕在面對這些課題時，並非都是從零開始。當馬偕前往臺灣時，他 是在主流的加拿大和西方傳統的引導下，身為來華第三代的宣教師，馬偕 繼承前二代的宣教遺產，以此為出發點接續向前邁進，在北臺灣開啟拓展 福音的事業。 因此，本文將聚焦探討馬偕在融入漢人文化場域時，歷經了什麼樣的 互動、交流？身為第三代來華的宣教師，馬偕在應對本地文化的過程中採 取了什麼樣的因應之道？又得到什麼樣的回應呢？

One of the most common challenges in overseas evangelical efforts was how missionaries sought to bridge the cultural gap between "gospel and culture". George Leslie Mackay （1844-1901） faced in his Northern Taiwan mission was how to engage cultural challenges. The most notable among these cultural challenges was making sense of the mix of Han cultural traditions, the ‘three teachings’ （Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism） and folk religion and customs. In dealing with the cultural challenges, however, Mackay was not actually starting from scratch. When Mackay went to Taiwan, he was guided by major traditions in Canada and the west. Mackay grew up in the third generation of missionaries, and expressed great reverence for famous missionaries. Thus he had advantages in standing on the shoulders of these prior generations. In his early explorative and latter missionary efforts in Northern Taiwan, Mackay was the inheritor of the wisdom of earlier generations, building on a legacy he hoped to pass on to others. This essay will discuss Mackay’s ways of interacting and communicating with the Han people, during his evangelical efforts among them. As a third-generation missionary to China, what approaches did he adopt in preaching and evangelism and how did local people respond to his approaches?

馬偕；福音與文化；宣教師傳統；雙文化橋樑；西方與東方會遇

George Leslie Mackay；Gospel And Culture；Missionary Traditions, Bicultural Bridging；Encounter Between West and East