Tai, Kwun-Ho2023-03-272023-03-2720200009-4668http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/4277587In the 1920s, through the advocacy and leadership of David Z. T. Yui, the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in China adopted “saving the nation through character development” as its slogan. Scholars tend to discuss the origin, development, practice or influence of Yui’s idea of national salvation through character development, or the controversy about it. This article, instead, examines the content and implications of the abovementioned slogan and argues that it constituted a Christian approach to national salvation. Yui extended the scope of Christian education from the religious aspect to the political aspect. He advocated that Chinese Christianity should inculcate Christ’s character in the Chinese public so that a public opinion based on Christian principles would be formed to achieve political reformation.chiChristian Study Centre on Chinese Religion and Culture, Chung Chi College, Shatin, Hong KongDavid Z. T. YuiChristian educationChinapublic opinionChrist’s characterEducation and ethicsSpecific religion, ChristianityAsian theologiesSalvation/liberationArticle