从英国教堂文化透视中西方人生意识差异

Different outlooks on life between Chinese and Western people seen through English church culture

英国人一生中的大事都与教堂密不可分——从出生的洗礼,到成年后的结婚仪式,乃至离世后的安息之所。在日常生活中,周末到教堂祈祷一般也会与英国人相伴一生。教堂文化折射出英国人对人生和世界的看法,去教堂是他们与上帝对话的途径,也反映出他们如何面对现世的人生意识。他们对生死的看法与大多以佛道为宗的中国人有很大差异。认识中英这种宗教文化上的差异,能让我们更好地认识和解决中西方交流中出现的矛盾和困难。

Almost all of the major life affairs of an Englishman are inextricable with churches：from the baptism at birth, to the marriage ceremony after grown up, and even the funeral after passing away. In their daily life, going to pray in churches on weekends always accompanied with their whole life. The church culture reflects the outlooks on life and world of Englishman, going to church is a channel for them to communicate with the God, and it also shows their life consciousnesses of how to treat real life. Their outlooks on life and death are quite different from that of most Chinese people who mainly believing in Buddhism, Zen and Taoism. Recognizing the differences of religious cultures between England and China can help us to understand and handle the conflicts and difficulties arising in the communication between China and Western countries better.