综合思维方式与儒学是否宗教的问题

Whether the Integrated Thinking Mode and Confucianism Are Religious

中国远古先民有一个独立的上帝观念,但是这种观念被后来的儒家所否定。儒家向来提倡天人合一的综合思维方式,这种思维方式泯灭了天(上帝)和人之间的界限,因此儒家没有一个至上神的观念,不可能形成神学宗教。这种天人合一的思维方式贯彻了中国思想史的始终,中国的一部"二十四史",无不以"究天人之际,通古今之变"为己任,中国没有自己的信仰史。儒家的宗教性在其道德宗教方面,其主旨在于妥善地处理天和人、人与人、人的内在自我和肉体之间的关系。儒家对这些关系的处理在当今仍然是有意义的。

Ancient Chinese people had an unattached concept of God. However, this concept was gainsaid by subsequent Confucianists. Confucianists always advocated the integrated thinking mode of the syncretism of heaven and man. This kind of thinking died out the circumscription of heaven and man, therefore, Confucianists don＇t have the concept of a paramount;God, and can＇t form a theology accordingly. This thinking mode of the syncretism of heaven and man bears through whole Chinese history. Written Chinese history always took on the duty of exploring heaven and man. China doesn＇t have a history of beliefs for herself. In the aspect of morality and religion, the major idea of Confucianists is to appropriately manage the relations between heaven and man, man and man, man＇s immanent atman and body. The disposal of these relations by Confucianists still has its meaning in modern times.