东西方宗教文化差异(英文版)

Chinaandwesternreligiousbeliefs1.Introduction1.1ThehistoryofEnglishreligious1.2ThehistoryofChinareligious2.ComparisonbetweenChineseandEnglishreligiousbeliefs2.1Similarities2.2Differences3.Sino-occidentalreligiouscultureimpactonsociety4.ConclusionWorkscitedIntheearlyhumansocial,Religiousincludesworldexplanation,judicial,moralcultivationandmentalcomfort,andotherfunctions.Inmodernsociety,scienceandjudicialhaveseparatedfromsomereligious,butthemoraltrainingandmentalcomfortfunctionwillcontinuetoexist.Religion’sbeliefsystemsandsocialgroupsareanimportantpartofhumanthoughtcultureandsocialform.TheHistoryofChristianityTheHistoryofChristianityisthestudyofthereligionstartedbyaJewishprophetfromNazarethnamedJesus.Christianitywouldgrowintooneoftheworld'smajorreligions,impactingallotherreligionsandchangingthecourseofhumanhistory.ChristianhistorymainlyconcernstheChristianreligionandChurch,uptocontemporarytimesanddenominations.ChristianitydiffersmostsignificantlyfromtheotherAbrahamreligionsinitsclaimthatJesusChristisGodtheSon.ThevastmajorityofChristiansbelieveinatriuneGodconsistingofthreeunifiedanddistinctpersons:Father,SonandtheHolySpirit.Throughoutitshistory,thereligionhasweatheredschismsandtheologicaldisputesthathaveresultedinmanydistinctchurches.ThelargestbranchesofChristianityaretheRomanCatholicChurch,theEasternOrthodoxChurchandtheProtestantChurches.ChristianitybeganspreadinginitiallyfromJerusalem,andthenthroughouttheNearEast,ultimatelybecomingthestatereligionofArmeniain301,ofEthiopiain325,ofGeorgiain337,andthentheStatechurchoftheRomanEmpirein380.BecomingcommontoallofEuropeintheMiddleAges,itexpandedthroughouttheworldduringEurope'sAgeofExploration.Christianityhasthusbecometheworld'slargestreligion.TheHistoryofchinareligiousConfucianism,alsoknownasConfucianism,theConfuciandoctrine,otherwiseknownasConfucianism,butdoesnotrefertoreligion.ConfuciusasthemasterofConfucianism,sothereiscalledConfucianis.ConfucianclassicsformedintimesofConfucius,butindifferentagetheinterpretationofConfucianclassicsareverydifferent,soitisdifficultgetacomprehensivedefinetotheConfucian.EssenceofConfucianismcanbesaidofsocialethicsandsocialmanagement,ethics,orreligiousinterpretation,butnotthereligion.MingandQingdynastieslooktheNeo-ConfucianismthatformedinSongDynastyasofficialtheorysotheNeo-ConfucianismhasspreadasmainstreamofConfucianism.TheSimilaritiesTheyhavethesamebackground,theChristianwascreatedWhentheJewswereruledbyTheRomanEmpire,Jewslookforwardtoapersonjustlikethefarseersaidwhocantakethemmovingtowardsfreedom.WhileChina,ConfucianismandTaoismarecreatedwhenthepeopleweresufferinginpainduringtheWarringStatesperiod,TheDifferences1SeparationofManandGodinWesternreligionsandunityofthatinChinaoriginalsinisthefoundationofChristiantheoryandpractice.Becausehumanancestors,Adamandevahadsinned,corruptmoralinvadedtheirbody,andTransmittedtotheirdescendants,theresultismenareguilty,allmankindhavesin.becauseofthispeopleareboundtodie,andwillwerepunishedinalltheirlife.WecanseefromtheoriginalsinallthingsofChristianityareclassifiedintotwoworlds:thehumanworldandGod’sworld.Person’sworldisaworldseparatedfromGod,andhuman’sworlddependsonGod’sworld,soeverythingisthecommunicationbetweenthetwoworldsanditsresults.Obviously,ChristianitypreachedthatmanandGod,theseparationofmanandnature.WhileChinesereligionwouldemphasizethattheharmonybetweenmanandnature,issuesoflifewithinaconfinedthemselves,tosolveproblemswithpeople-oriented.MonotheismofwesternreligionsandpluralismofChinareligionsTheDifferences2Christianityisastrictlymonotheistic,thinkthatthereonlyhaveonemasteroftheuniversethatisGod.AccordingtopredeterminedleveloforderandpurposeGodarrangethingsoftheuniverse.GodasGod,butalsotheFather,SonandHolySpirit.Startingthisbelief,theChristianestablishacompletedoctrineincludingDoctrineofGod,creationism,humannature,originalsinofChriston,Salvation.UnderstandingtheknowledgeandstoriesofBibleisaveryimportantpartofthewesternculturaltraining.ThereforeaftertheformationofChristianityitgraduallyestablishedafixed,unifiedvalues​​andoutlookonlife.Thosearemetwiththereligiousteaching,whethertheregulationorthemodernthoughtscannotbedivorcedfromtherelationshipwiththisreligious.Inpractice,Christianityalsostartingfromsystemtoestablishunifiedchurchorganizationsuchaschurchinurbanandruralareasforchristianstopray.China'sreligioushasgivenpeoplegreatfreedom,sothatpeoplecanholdreligioussentimentintheirhearts.Therefore,theGodmostChinesepeopleworshipisnotuniform.MostChinesepeopledonotbelongtoareligiousorganization,however,aremoreorlessexistaunifiedspiritfromConfucianismBuddhismandTaoism.ThereligioustraditionsinChina,ConfucianismhasconstitutedthesoulofChinesecultureinthelongcourseofhistoricaldevelopment.ManythinkersandpoliticiansinChinaarebasedontheConfuciansenseofresponsibilitytopursuetruth,tomaintaintheorthodoxandtheimplementationofreforms.Ontheotherhand,inadditiontoConfucianism,BuddhismandTaoism,theChinesefolkreligionandworshipofGodisalsoverymuchprosperityanduniversal,variousgodsaretheobjectthatbelieversworshipinc