从传统中寻找应对的智慧与力量——评赵德发的长篇小说《乾道坤道》

To Seek Wisdom and Strength from Traditional Culture——on Zhao Defa's Novel The Truth of Universe

赵德发的长篇小说《乾道坤道》以道教作为书写题域,勾连起当代中国丰富斑驳的诸多侧面,探察传统道教文化的式微与嬗变。小说颇富思想质地,融入了对宗教与现代社会、宗教与自然、宗教与科学等关系的阐释与思考,尤其提出了如何从传统的道教文化中寻找应对的智慧与力量的重大命题。

Zhao Defa＇s novel The Truth of Universe,taking Taoism as the subject matter,approaches various aspects of China in modern times and explores the decline and evolution of traditional Taoism culture in China. This novel is theoretically rich in that it combines the interpretation and reflection of the relationship between religion and contemporary society,religion and nature,religion and science. What＇s more,it puts forward a significant proposition： that is to seek wisdom and strenght from traditional Taoism culture.