[黃玲玲撰 Tīn Jyi-giokk Bo̍k-su ê Bûn-hòa Su-si

黃玲玲撰 Tīn Jyi-giokk Bo̍k-su ê Bûn-hòa Su-sióng kap Chhui-tōng: 1961~2002 Bó-gú Siá-chok sou Hián-chhut--ê 論文名稱(英文) Tin, John Jyigiokk's Cultural Thoughts and Movement During the Period between 1961 and 2002 成功大學台灣文學系碩士論文 1999年 指導教授-蔣為文 102頁 [白話字原文] 詳見「成功大學電子學位論文服務」網站]

Abstract

From 1961 to 2002 Taiwan had gone through tremendous transformations in nearly half a centruy. The process spanned several stages, starting with Chiang Khai-shek’s and Chiang Ching-kuo’s despositism of father-son lineage, followed by former president Lee Teng hui’s transitional period, and ultimately reaching President Tân Chúi-píⁿ’s democratization and indigenization. Taiwan’s complicated domestic conditions entwined with contemporary globewide geopolitics prompted the country to brave series of crises, which, in the meanwhile, shaped her cultural unigueness. Many Taiwanese dissidents who were concerned about their homeland had dedicated themselves to safeguarding Taiwan’s sovereignty, the integrity of her territory, and the security of their compatriots who were residing in this island-state. They managed to raise international awareness, seeking help and highlighting the Taiwan issue via overseas channels. An example of this breed of Taiwan-lovers, Rev. Tīn Jyi-giokk played a key role in some crucial moments when Taiwan was encountering the greatest dangers, engulfed in isolation and desperation.

Rev. Tīn Jyi-giokk is by no means a radical or a revolutionist. A writer with a scholarly background, he has revealed his heart to Taiwan in his poems and other genres of creative writing, in particular pieces written in his native tongue in both Romanization and Han ideographs. Based on his works in one of Taiwanese vernaculars, this thesis aims to explore Rev. Tīn’s cultural views on the following spheres, including language, Romanization and his imagining of Taiwan as a nation. Rev. Tīn strongly believed that Taiwan should be constructed as a “new and independent” nation-state, instead of a dynasty ravaged by feudalism. Furthermore, his theological thought on religious localization also poses a research -worthy topic.

Key words: Taiwan, Tīn Jyi-giokk, missionary, Romanization, nation, idigenization