创办燕京大学,不单是对司徒雷登实践能力的检验,也是对他信仰和意志的挑战。这要从司徒雷登作为传教士来中国的经历说起。司徒雷登本不愿意走父母的路,大学毕业做一名传教士,重返中国。他在回忆录中说,当时念及此事,深感不悦,甚至“彻夜未眠”。他无法想象自己怎么还能和父母一样,再回到 The founding of Yanjing University is not only a test of Stuart’s practical ability but also a challenge to his faith and will. It starts with the experience of Stuart as a missionary in China. Stuart was reluctant to go their parents’ way, graduated from college to become a missionary, return to China. He said in a memoir that he was deeply unhappy about the incident at that time and even “stayed up all night long.” He could not imagine how he could return to his parents