Daniel Yu-hai Chen 
(St. John’s University (Taiwan), Taiwan)

 

Abstract: Sociologist Max Weber’s “Religious Rejections of the World and Their Directions”, clearly analyzed the essence of the conflict between religion and secular world. After Christian missionaries entered Chinese world and established schools to spread their doctrine, by varying of strength of the rulers, the controlling power to the schools are differences. The article explores through Weber’s view, looks at St. John’s University which set up from 1879 in Shanghai and re-founded in 1967 in Taiwan. The politics, economics, and intellectuality in the forces of affecting the church will be elaborated of how it influences the development of the schools.

 

Key words: Christianity school, religious education, Max Weber, holistic education