| 摘要: | 本論文以「劉俠散文的基督書寫與社會關懷」為研究主題。劉俠是臺灣知名的散文作家，十二歲時罹患罕見的類風濕性關節炎，身心皆苦，直到十六歲受洗成為基督徒，才讓她尋見生命的意義與價值。劉俠奉獻自己的文筆為主做工，以現代文學傳達基督教的思想精神，讓信仰在潛移默化中滋養無數讀者的心靈。她在人生的後期獻身社會關懷，創立伊甸基金會，造福身心障礙者，投入為殘障者爭權益的社會運動，寫下殘障福利改革的歷史新頁，為主做了美好的見證。
本論文共分五章，茲將各章重點簡述如下：
為了說明研究動機與問題意識，評述相關研究成果，界定研究的範圍與文獻採用的研究方法，筆者因此撰寫第一章〈緒論〉。
以劉俠的生命歷程為主要脈絡，闡述劉俠秉持的基督信仰為：信心禱告、享受苦難、順服交託、感懷主恩、喜樂人生，分析劉俠的基督徒樣貌，筆者因此撰寫第二章〈劉俠的生命歷程與基督信仰〉。
將劉俠的基督書寫歸納為頌讚主的創造、闡發愛的真諦、嚮慕豁達人生、見證神的榮耀、宣揚基督福音、領悟生死智慧等要點。此外，復簡介劉俠散文作品，將劉氏散文中運用《聖經》的內容與經文相互對照，再依散文中經常出現的《聖經》人物、事類做進一步的闡述，並統整劉俠在散文中曾吟唱的詩歌，以及她經過信仰洗禮後所創作的詩歌，筆者因而撰寫第三章〈劉俠散文的基督書寫與對《聖經》文本之運用〉。
劉俠秉持「神愛世人」的精神，成立伊甸基金會，輔導殘障者自力更生，為殘障者爭取就學、就業、參政等權益，為殘障同胞建構一個溫暖無憂的伊甸樂園，筆者因而撰寫第四章〈劉俠基督信仰的實踐之路―社會關懷〉。
劉俠的散文作品真摯自然，洋溢著對生命的熱愛，基督信仰是她的活水源頭，讓她以豁達積極的態度超越生命的逆境，以無私奉獻的心投身社會關懷的事工，讓基督的愛永不止息地實踐在人間。收結前述各章，綜述研究成果，筆者因而撰寫第五章〈結論〉。
劉俠以堅定的基督信仰迎向生命中的難處，將《聖經》的道理巧妙地蘊含在
散文作品裡，她的文字充滿屬神的氣息，煥發著屬靈的光輝，在潛移默化中傳遞基督的福音，領人見證上帝奇妙的恩典，以社會關懷實踐基督的救恩，在人生的舞臺上榮耀神，也是「神愛世人」的最佳典範。
This paper is to investigate the interaction of Liu Xia’s prose writing with her Christian beliefs. Liu Xia, one of Taiwan''s most well-known prose writers, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when she was 12 years old. Four years later, she was baptized a Christian. That brought a new meaning and value into her life. Firmly believing that modern Christian literature can nourish the hearts of readers, Liu Xia chose prose writing to convey this concept in the hope of influencing countless readers who are spiritually fatigued. She, then, dedicated herself to social service and established Eden Social Welfare Foundation to support physically- challenged people and to fight for their rights and interests. Not only did she reform the social welfare system, but also set a good example to both Christians and the world.
This study is divided into five chapters as following:
1. The first chapter reviews the relevant research, defines the scope of the research literature, and describes the research methods used.
2. The second chapter traces Liu Xia''s devout life course as the main thread, explains Liu Xia’s strong Christian beliefs, including faith, prayers, joy, obedience, trust and her endurance of suffering. It portrays Liu Xia’s pious experience in detail.
3. Chapter 3 is about Liu Xia’s writing which summarizes her praise of God''s Creation, her appreciation of the essence of love, her admiration of the spirit of optimism, her witness the glory God, her preaching of the Gospel, as well as her understanding of the wisdom of life and death. Liu Xia often quotes verses and stories from the Bible in her prose writing. She also further elaborates on the effects of her baptism which result in her composing of hymns to praise Heavenly Father.
4. Chapter 4 explores in detail Liu Xia’s goal to uphold and spread the Christian teaching that "God loves the world," a teaching that motivates her to establish Eden Social Welfare Foundation. It is an organization created for persons with disabilities to encourage and train them to overcome their limitations and to be self-sufficient. The Foundation had successfully pushed the government to revise the Disabled Welfare Act. It is an “Eden” for all disabled and handicapped compatriots.
5. Chapter 5 concludes with Liu Xia’s love for life and Christianity. Her sincere nature motivates her to share her belief that the love of Christ will never fail through her work.
Liu Xia, in response to God’s calling and with a great love for the physically-challenged, has interwoven the Gospel with her prose to serve the Weak and the Needy, to promote the Gospel and to bring people to God. During her lifetime, she remained happy and optimistic despite the adversities of life and she has never stopped her social welfare mission. Liu Xia, the faithful and loyal wheelchair writer, is herself the best interpretation of “God is love.” |
