日本的宗教法与宗教管理

自1946年颁布宗教法人令,日本的宗教法历经十余次修订,但其一贯的原则都是宗教自由、政教分离,政府对宗教法人的自治权和自律权给予充分的尊重。在宗教界内部的管理方面,宗议会制度和责任役员制度体现了民主的原则和平等的原则,为战后宗教的发展提供了制度性保障。由于宽松的政策环境和民主化管理,宗教在日本战后获得了很大发展。但1995年的奥姆真理教事件之后,日本政府对宗教法做出了重大修改,在尊重教团的自律性前提下强化了政府对宗教教团的管理,宗教团体的活动空间受到一定的限制。

Religious Law and Administration in Japan

Since the issue of The Religious Corporation Law in 1946,religious law in Japan has undergone about a dozen revisions.However,its basic principles of religious freedom,seperation of church and state,and government's respect for the autonomy and self-discipline of religious corporations have remained the same.Within religious organizations,two institutions,that of religious council and responsible officers,manifest the principles of democracy and equality,and provide institutional protection for the developm...