This paper examines the endeavors of Christian missions seeking converts from an indigenous society. It places the concept of “cultural change”, often promoted by Christian missions, against the concept of “cultural adaptability”. Taking the case of the Zo people of the India-Burma borderlands, this paper argues that the ascendance of the Christian God within a traditional Zo cosmology was not simply an outcome of missionary endeavors. Rather, the stringent efforts of the missionaries, who sought to missionize by opening the “hearts and minds” of the native people through the tools of education and health services, faced serious challenges and opposition from the indigenous Pau Cin Hau movement. However, it was the attack on the lesser spirits by the indigenous movement which paved the way for the Christian God to be easily fitted into the upper tier of the traditional cosmology, and consequently led to the spread of Christianity.

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文化变革与适应性？基督教上帝在传统宇宙论中的崛起

本文探讨了基督教传教团在土著社会中寻找皈依者的努力。它将基督教宣教经常提倡的“文化变革”概念与“文化适应性”概念相对立。本文以印缅边境地区的佐族人为例，认为基督教上帝在传统佐族宇宙观中的崛起不仅仅是传教事业的结果。相反，传教士试图通过教育和医疗服务的工具来打开原住民的“心灵和思想”来传教，他们的艰苦努力面临着来自原住民包仙后运动的严重挑战和反对。然而，