에딘버러 선교사 대회와 아시아

World Missionary Conference of Edinburgh and Asia

The World Missionary Conference of Edinburgh 1910 exerted a wide and profound influence, awakening large expectations. For not only by Asian delegates presence but by their frequent contributions to the debates, they gave final proof that the Christian religion is now rooted in all those great countries of the Orient and the South. Edinburgh was the most representative conference ever held to consider the problems involved in the World wide expansion of Christianity. Through reports and discussions of its eight commissions with well organized subjects, it has helped and reflected the era of new missionary motives and questions. Furthermore, the International Missionary Council, which formed officially in 1921, can be originally traced to Edinburgh 1910. In this study, I have tried to clarify the contributions of Asians who participated the conference. Through their presentations and active participation in the conference, a brave and daring minority from Asia spoke of missionary failure against the affluent optimism of the Western World. Most of the delegates from Western nations had probably never heard such critical challenges and comments before. Most of all, I have studied the influence of the missionary conferences held in Asia on the Edinburgh Missionary Conference of 1910. I have researched the contributions of Asians to the conference through their active participation. Finally, I have estimated the overall value of Asian contribution to the Edinburgh Missionary Conference in 1910.