试论宗教道德的当代意义

A synchronic study of the religious moral

宗教道德与社会主义道德是有根本区别的,但从一定意义上说,宗教道德作为一种精神文化现象,体现着人类某种共同的精神追求,是人类精神宝库中的一笔财富,是构建现代伦理不可或缺的精神资源。其当代意义是:第一,宗教道德中属于人———神关系的道德层次,实质是对人自身神圣意义的追求,应该努力挖掘;第二,宗教伦理中属于人与人、人与社会关系的道德层次,大都与世俗道德内容交叉,可以强化世俗道德信仰的力量,提升世俗道德的功能;第三,宗教伦理中属于人与自身关系的道德,强调的是人们的自律,在很大程度上规范教徒对自身责任和义务的认同与履行。

Religious moral and socialist moral are different in nature, although the religious moral acts, to a certain extent, as a spiritual culture, stand for the common spiritual pursuit of human beings. Thus it is also an indispensable spiritual resource for the modern ethics. The religious moral concerns interrelationship between humans versus divinity, implying the human pursuit of egocentric sacredness. Furthermore, interpersonal or the social moral is explored. This overlaps with the worldly morals, so as to strengthen the moral belief among the humans. Religious moral also reiterates the selfdiscipline for the religious followers. 