The Impact of Chinese Political Movements in The Unification of Chinese Congregations in West Java 1926-1940

Authors

  • Yogi Fitra Firdaus Program Studi Magister Filsafat Keilahian, Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana, Yogyakarta, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0624-6744

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36421/veritas.v23i1.748

Keywords:

Chinese Congregations, Church Unification, Chinese Political Movement

Abstract

This article aims to examine the impact of Chinese political movements on the unification of Chinese congregations in West Java. There has been an assumption that the independence of Chinese congregations is solely a gift from Dutch zending, when in fact it was born from the awareness of Chinese Christian leaders due to the influence of Chinese nationalism. The political movement among the Chinese community in West Java was a response to the discriminatory policies of the Dutch East Indies Government in both the socio-economic and educational fields. At this time, the Chinese community itself was divided into political factions according to their respective orientations. Some were oriented towards mainland China, the Dutch East Indies Government or participated in the Indonesian independence efforts. This situation of division also occurred among Chinese congregations in West Java with Calvinist and Methodist characteristics. This prompted Chinese Christian leaders to seek independence and unity. Thus, the author uses the historical method with four steps, namely heuristics, criticism, interpretation and historiography to document the influence of Chinese nationalism on efforts to unite Chinese congregations in West Java in 1926-1940.

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Published

01-06-2024

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Firdaus, Yogi Fitra. “The Impact of Chinese Political Movements in The Unification of Chinese Congregations in West Java 1926-1940”. Veritas: Jurnal Teologi dan Pelayanan 23, no. 1 (June 1, 2024): 37–59. Accessed October 9, 2024. https://ojs.seabs.ac.id/index.php/Veritas/article/view/748.

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