Historically,Chinese religions have been the product of continuous exchange with and mutual learning from other religions and civilizations.Religions from other areas of the world,especially Buddhism from India,Christ...Historically,Chinese religions have been the product of continuous exchange with and mutual learning from other religions and civilizations.Religions from other areas of the world,especially Buddhism from India,Christianity from the Mediterranean,and Islam from Arabia have been localized and inculturated by absorbing elements of Chinese culture,achieving new Chinese forms through creative transformation and innovative development while enriching the diversity and enhancing the flourishing of Chinese culture.To continue to support the inculturation of religions in China and to foster dialogue between them and Chinese culture is to build China as a cultural community with diverse religions.It is necessary therefore to consult the representative theories and practices of inter-religious dialogue in contemporary international academic circles—e.g.,scriptural reasoning,comparative theology,and interreligious theology then to develop inculturated forms of world religions through a comprehensive inculturation strategy of recovering,retrieving,restoring,reconfiguring,reconstructing,and renewing.By such means,we can contribute to building up China as a cultural community of religious diversity.展开更多
文摘Historically,Chinese religions have been the product of continuous exchange with and mutual learning from other religions and civilizations.Religions from other areas of the world,especially Buddhism from India,Christianity from the Mediterranean,and Islam from Arabia have been localized and inculturated by absorbing elements of Chinese culture,achieving new Chinese forms through creative transformation and innovative development while enriching the diversity and enhancing the flourishing of Chinese culture.To continue to support the inculturation of religions in China and to foster dialogue between them and Chinese culture is to build China as a cultural community with diverse religions.It is necessary therefore to consult the representative theories and practices of inter-religious dialogue in contemporary international academic circles—e.g.,scriptural reasoning,comparative theology,and interreligious theology then to develop inculturated forms of world religions through a comprehensive inculturation strategy of recovering,retrieving,restoring,reconfiguring,reconstructing,and renewing.By such means,we can contribute to building up China as a cultural community of religious diversity.
