从"郊社之礼"看儒耶分歧

西方天主教初传中国,利玛窦奉行“补儒易佛”的策略。所谓“补儒”,就是要把儒学基督教化(本文所谓“基督教”包括天主教以及后来分化出的“新教”);所谓“易佛”,就是要排斥中国本土的佛、道等宗教。这一过程因天主教内部的“礼仪之争”而中断,遂给中西文化交流铸成历史的遗憾。“礼仪之争”不仅发生在天主教的不同传教会(耶稣会与多明我会、方济各会)之间,而且发生在利玛窦所在的耶稣会内部(利玛窦与龙华民之间);更可注意者,它在利玛窦本人的传教著作中也潜存着。“礼仪之争”实质上反映了中国儒家文化与西方基督教文化之间的分歧,这种分…     

现代东亚基督教的“礼仪之争”——以韩国祭祖问题为个案

本文提供了一个基督教传播于东亚社会的文化冲突个案,并通过该个案分析了基督教进入韩国社会早期所面临的各种问题,特别是围绕着祭祖问题而展开的激烈冲突。进而讨论了现代韩国社会在近代历史曲折展开的视野下面临的伦理建设诸问题。     

Christianity and the Shadow Side of Human Experience

Pastoral Psychology - In Jungian theory, every human being, including the Christian believer, has a shadow side to his or her personality. The shadow, then, like it or not, is a part of our common...     

The Charismatic Movement and the Secularization Thesis

A brief account of the secularization approach is presented with some rebuttal of common criticisms and it is argued that the charismatic renewal movement in Britain, far from refuting secularization, is the kind of religious expression one would expect in an increasingly secular society.     

Charismatic theology: approaches and themes

Ever since the irruption of Pentecostal spirituality within Protestant and Roman Catholic denominations, there has been a gradual emergence of what might be called ‘charismatic theology’. To be sure a lot of this theology is and has been written at a popular level, but within the last twenty years there has evolved a distinct theology with discernable approaches and common themes expressed at an academic level. This survey article seeks to articulate such a charismatic theology and discusses some critical questions en route.     

Pain and Sacrifice: Experience and Modulation of Pain in a Religious Piercing Ritual

Fascinating pain-related rituals have been observed throughout the world, but so far no systematic evidence exists to support previous ethnographic reports of analgesic states and dissociative symptoms during these events. To address this issue, we combined quantitative and qualitative measures with the aim of investigating pain experience and modulation of pain during the Thaipusam Kavadi ritual in Mauritius. In Study 1, results indicated low levels of pain intensity during the ritual, and regression analyses showed that expectations of pain were significantly predictive of actual pain intensity ratings. In Study 2, the meanings surrounding the ritual were found to generate expectations of low pain and a positive outcome, and intense prayer was reported as the main coping strategy. In addition, most participants expressed symptoms of dissociation (including amnesia, absorption, and depersonalisation) during Thaipusam, and a high prevalence of these symptoms was associated with low levels of pain.     

Contemporary British Quakerism: The relevance of structure and reference to the supernatural for its validity

Contemporary British Quakerism illustrates that the absence of the systématisation of its claims accounts for the reasons why Quakers’ reference to the supernatural is effective in protecting the validity of their beliefs. Examples taken from investigations of other beliefs substantiate the suggestion that examination of the structure of a given religious faith is crucial to our understanding of the processes of its validation. This analysis suggests refinements to existing explanations of processes by which religious beliefs protect their validity.     

Charismatic leadership,environmental dynamism,and performance

Most studies relating charismatic leadership to performance have limitations concerning selection of criterion measures and investigation of moderators. Therefore, this study examines relationships between charismatic leadership and multiple performance outcomes under different levels of environmental dynamism (i.e., level of environmental uncertainty, degree of technological change) and per type of Chief Executive Officer (firm owner versus managing director). Results revealed that charismatic leadership was positively related to common-source and multi-source perceptual performance outcomes (i.e., subordinates' positive work attitude) and to organization profitability, but unrelated to organization liquidity and solvency. The relationship between charismatic leadership and perceptual performance was stronger under conditions of environmental uncertainty than under conditions of environmental certainty. Furthermore, charismatic leadership was more strongly related to organization profitability for firm owners than for managing directors who do not own their firm. The results are discussed and several potentially fruitful avenues for future research on charismatic leadership and employee as well as organizational performance are presented.