关于儒学宗教性问题研究的反思

On the Research of Relation between Confucianism and Religion

儒学宗教性问题关涉到如何认识儒学的特质,如何界定与评价以儒家思想为核心的中国传统文化以及如何评估儒学的现代价值和未来走势等问题,是二十世纪以来儒学研究中举足轻重而又意见纷纭、争而未决的主要议题之一。从"宗教"、"儒教"含义的界定,儒学创立的思想文化背景或理论基础,汉代儒学的神学化、谶纬化及经今古文学派的异同,宋明理学的性质及"三教合一",以及中国传统的宗教鬼神信仰与儒学或儒家传统的宗教观的关系等多个层面,对这一议题提出几点反思,将有助于拓宽该议题的研究视阈,促进该议题的进一步探讨。

The problem of relation between Confucianism and Religion are connected with how to understand and evaluate the character, contemporary valuate and development trend of Confucian and tradition culture, so it has become one of the important subject under discussion in modern sphere of learning. Thinking about this problem from such respect as the concept of religion,culture background of the foundation of Confucianism,theological direction of Confucianism in Han Dynasty,nature of Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasty, combination of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, relation between Confucianism and Chinese tradition belief of ghost will contribute to its further research.