西欧文明探源之“原罪说”

On the "Original Sin" in Forming the Western Civilization

因为上帝的仁慈和博爱,具有自由意志的人一方面具备了领悟上帝意志的能力,拥有了追求真善美的理性能力;另一方面又限于自身主观条件制约,不能按照上帝的意志行事。而基督教的原罪说认为人的罪恶与生俱来。这样,人类在祈求上帝赐福的同时就得抵制灵魂和肉体的贪欲;人类在追求幸福、建立天国的时候,就必须直面原罪与救赎。于是在寻求救赎的同时,人类的理性意志最终实现了上帝面前人人平等到法律面前人人平等的华美转变。从救赎论、权力观、法律意志等方面论证"原罪说"在西欧文明起源中的作用。

Because of Godb mercy and love, man has free will. On the one hand they have the ability to compre- hend the will of God with the rational pursuit of the sublime ability ; on the other hand, they are limited to their own subjective conditionality, which can not act in accordance with Godb will. Christianity says that manb original sin inherits evil. Thus, human beings pray to God to bless their soul and body, and at the same time they have to resist greed. When they pursuit their happiness and establish the kingdom of heaven, they must confront sin and salva- tion. So while seeking salvation, humans eventually achieves the equality of all in front of the God and the law. This paper, from the concept of self - salvation, right view and other aspects of the law, proves the concept of ＂o- riginal ＂sin＂ which plays a role in the origins of Western civilization in order to learn to knowledgeable scholars.