基督教的自然神学与人类中心主义——从过程神学的视角看

Christian Theology of Nature and Anthropocentrism:From the Perspective of Process Theology

在全球生态危机的胁迫下,基督教在理论上的反应是建构自然神学。自然神学超越了传统神学的历史视野,将关怀扩展到整个造物世界。这就要求在观念上必须抛弃人与自然的二元论,克服人类中心主义。过程神学作为一种基督教的自然神学,以怀特海哲学为依据,从泛经验主义的观点出发,强调人与自然的连续性,为教会最新的"造物完整"提供了哲学论证。同时,过程神学也从《圣经》出发,坚持神中心主义而否认人类中心主义,按内在关系模式理解上帝和世界的相互作用。在实践中,过程神学作为一种真正具有包容性的自然神学,体现了生态学与社会学的双重关怀。

Under the threat of the global ecological crisis, Christianity theoretically constructs the theology of nature in response. The theology of nature transcends the traditional theology＇s historical view and extends its care to the whole creature world, which makes us abandon the dualism of mankind and nature, and overcome the anthropocentrism at the same time. Process Theology as Christian theology of nature is based on Whitehead＇s philosophy and puts much emphasis on the continuity between mankind and nature from a pan-experimentalist perspective to provide the Churches with a philosophical demonstration for the latest phrase ＂the integrity of creation＂. Meanwhile, Process Theology insists on theoeentrism instead of anthropocentrism from a Biblical perspective and explains the interaction between God and the world according to the pattern of internal relations. When it comes to the field of practice, Process Theology contains both the ecological and sociological cares as a truly inclusive theology of nature.