Lee Chi-Ho, 'Rethinking of Syncretism: Discussion of How Karl Ludvig Reichelt Used the Elements of Buddhism to Present Christianity'

Abstract
Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre is a symbol of Christian-Buddhist dialogue in China. Its founder, Karl Ludvig Reichelt(1877-1952), was a Norwegian missionary and was known as a scholar who entered into dialogue with Buddhist monks, admittedly hoping to convert them. Previous research on him were usually based on historical prospect, to discuss how he founded the institution and how he negotiated with the western missionary societies and theologians to defend himself that his work was not a kind of syncretism. This article too will discuss whether Reichelt’s work was a kind of syncretism or not. But it’s unlike the previous research that it will focus more on Reichelt’s theology, to discuss why he chose Buddhism but not other religions as a dialogical partner, how he used the Buddhist elements to interpret Christianity, and on what his argument based.