中国宗教的社会组合体结构

中国宗教究竟是一种什么样的宗教、什么样的信仰方式?它与西方以基督宗教为代表的信仰方式相比究竟具有什么特点?传统中国宗教在社会变迁过程中呈现出怎样的自身变化?这些变化将可能给中国社会带来何种影响?这些问题是中国宗教社会学的主要研究对象,同时也是中国宗教社会学与欧美宗教社会学理论对话的切入点。这里刊发的三篇论文,基于中国宗教社会学的专业论域,既有宗教交往与社会认同、中国宗教的组合体信仰结构及其信仰特征的宏观讨论,也有较为具体地分析民国居士佛教组织方式的变革及其进入近代社会的各种努力。希望借助这样的讨论,能从信仰方式、宗教交往及其与社会连接的视角引起人们对当前最为关注的宗教信仰及其秩序问题的关注。

What are the Differences between Chinese religion and the Western one? What roles does the traditional Chinese religion play in the changes of Chinese society? How does it have influences on China? These are the focus of China's religion sociology and also an entry point of a dialogue with the Western religion. Here are three papers that focus on the China's religion sociology,religious exchanges and social identity,combined belief structure of China's religion,belief characteristics,Buddhism in the Republic of China and its striving for an entry into modern society. It is hoped that this discussion will arouse the people's attention to the religious belief and its order.