论宗教的世俗化及其问题

On the secularization of religion and its problems

世界性宗教都是具有自我创新精神、能够自我调整的宗教。而世界性宗教自产生以来 ,经历了一个不断世俗化的过程 ,“世俗化”便是宗教发展的一条普遍规律。然而 ,这种世俗化有时候会带来问题 ,一旦世俗化跃出其范围 ,就会产生灾难性后果。比如 ,今天的“人学化”倾向便是过分世俗化的表征 ,其后果便是“神圣的凋零”。所以 ,我们欢迎宗教处于自我调整产生的世俗化 ,反对以世俗化为借口的“人学化”倾向。

All the religions with international reputation are characteristic of self-innovation and self-readjustment,which is a law of development of religion.However,the secularization of religion may create some problems.If the secularization goes beyond a certain limit disasters may follow.For instance,the tendancy of religion to humanization has led to'the decline of the sacred'.We are for the secularization of religion as a result of readjustment,but against'the humanization'which has been taken as an excuse of secularization.