严复宗教思想探析

A Study on the Yanfu's Religious Thought

严复的宗教思想以人为核心。严复从人类能动地改造自然和人与人之间等级关系变化的角度分析了宗教产生的根源,在中西宗教的对比中强调了宗教在调控和教化人与人的关系、社会秩序等方面的社会功能,通过分析宗教与学术两者的关系阐释了宗教的演变在人类社会发展过程中的作用。

Yanfu's religious thought centers on human being. From the perspectives of human's capability of reforming the nature and the hierarchical relationship among people,he analyzed the source of religion. By comparing Chinese religion with the western,he emphasized the functions of religion on the social education and order. Furthermore,he explored the roles of religion in the development of human society through discussing the relationship between religion and science.