唐代长江上中游地区的民问佛教信仰

自六朝至唐代,长江上中游地区是佛教传播的重要区域之一。本区多大山深谷,是南北僧人精研教义、弘扬佛法的的理想场所。佛教信仰不仅流布于通都大邑,而且深入到穷乡僻壤,深深影响着当地的民俗生活。佛教信仰于本区兴盛的原因,一是统治阶级的大力提倡;二是人们笃信佛教,祈佛消灾降福。此外,还与本区俗信鬼神的传统似乎也有某种关系。随着佛教在本区的传布,民众对佛教的信仰与他们的传统信仰及民间祭祀获得了某种程度的结合。     

The religious and worldview dimension of intercultural education: the Council of Europe’s contribution

ABSTRACT

This article traces the Council of Europe’s work on teaching about religions and non-religious worldviews, regarded as an important contributor to intercultural education. It explains why studies of religions came late in the Council of Europe’s educational work and traces the development of a project which led to a Recommendation from its Committee of Ministers on teaching about religions and non-religious worldviews. It summarises follow-up work by the Council of Europe and the European Wergeland Centre, which led to the publication of Signposts. It outlines new research on themes identified in Signposts and discusses the relationship between intercultural education and studies of religions, in the context of the Council of Europe and responds to criticisms of its work. An account of the development of a new teacher training module, based on Signposts, is given. The module can be adapted for use in Council of Europe member states and in different settings, including university and school-based teacher training. An account is given of the work of the module’s writing group, its structure and chapters, the piloting undertaken and how it could develop. Finally, this article introduces the concept of ‘dialogical liberalism’, aiming to promote dialogue and discussion, rather than imposing equality.     

宗教信仰与心理治疗:社会认知的角度

宗教信仰在心理疾病患者生活中扮演重要角色.信仰宗教的人往往表现出直觉思维的模式特点.这种思维的结果是假说偏差和组内/组外偏差.宗教对心理治疗积极的作用表现在宗教可以提供积极的应对策略;宗教还提供了替代依恋对象;宗教倡导宽恕,有助于调节情绪和行为.宗教信仰产生的认知偏差和偏见会影响心理治疗过程,而且宗教也会成为导致心理疾病的原因之一,宗教的负面影响还体现在宗教都是外部控制的,这与心理治疗倡导的自由探究和自我发展的原则相矛盾.心理咨询师和心理疾病患者在宗教上的差异主要体现在对待宗教的态度和应对方式上,是导致二者潜在冲突的根本原因.心理健康从业者需要对宗教信仰及其与心理治疗的关系重新再认识.     

洞析底蕴 觅求智慧──读《阿拉伯的智慧:信仰与务实的交融》

阿拉伯伊斯兰文化向来被忽视，《阿拉伯的智慧：信仰与务实的交融》一书，以多维的视角，通过比较、分析，简明全面地评介了这种文化，揭示了其深厚的文化底蕴，立论公正，不乏拨云见日之洞见。     

清末民初中国东北地区黄天教活动考

清末民初,在中国东北吉林省境内曾出现了一个以长春郊区双阳灵岩阁为总据点的黄天教派,该教派活动一度曾波及吉林省和奉天省(今辽宁省)的许多地方,影响至整个中国北方地区.本文旨在对这一时期黄天教派在东北的流行和传播情况进行考察,力求勾稽出黄天教在中国东北流行的社会背景因素,进而弥补学术界对黄天教研究的缺失,并以此丰富中国东北地方史的研究.     

梁武帝萧衍的佛学思想及宗教实行

梁武帝萧衍与佛教结缘的一生．乃是中国古代佛教史上辉煌的一笔。他以帝王之尊无限虔敬甚而疯狂地对佛教进行信仰与维权，宗教与政治、私利与公心复杂地纠缠在一起。萧衍对自身宗教身份的自觉定位，其佛学理论的立论基点及其宗教实践活动，都与他封建帝王的身份紧密地结合在一起，留下了许多的传奇与争议。     

The Role of Implied Motion in Engaging Audiences for Health Promotion: Encouraging Naps on a College Campus

Abstract

Objective: Lack of sleep among college students negatively impacts health and academic outcomes. Building on research that implied motion imagery increases brain activity, this project tested visual design strategies to increase viewers’ engagement with a health communication campaign promoting napping to improve sleep habits. Participants: Participants (N = 194) were recruited from a large southwestern university in October 2012. Methods: Utilizing an experimental design, participants were assigned to 1 of 3 conditions: an implied motion superhero spokes-character, a static superhero spokes-character, and a control group. Results: The use of implied motion did not achieve the hypothesized effect on message elaboration, but superheroes are a promising persuasive tool for health promotion campaigns for college audiences. Conclusions: Implications for sleep health promotion campaigns and the role of implied motion in message design strategies are discussed, as well as future directions for research on the depiction of implied motion as it relates to theoretical development.     

Southeast Asia Of The Ninth To Fourteenth Centuries

This review essay of Violence and Vengeance engages with Duncan's view that religious distinctions on their own are rarely the cause of violence, although they may subsequently form its raison d'etre. The review examines how religion assumes a very public space in various Indonesian societies but how the public profession of distinctive religious positions need not stir hostility. However, recent assertions of religious purity and correctness are putting new pressures on community relations, and can be seen as contributing to the severe expressions of violence in North Maluku studied by Duncan. The review questions his call for a truth commission as a necessary precursor to reconciliation, suggesting it may disrupt the strong progress already made towards peace. Instead, it calls for a closer analysis of elite and state roles in provoking or countenancing communal violence.     

蒙古神话与佛教神话比较研究

蒙古神话与佛教神话以及信仰佛教的一些国家和民族神话的比较研究是蒙古神话研究的重要课题。本文从比较研究的可能性、比较研究的领域、比较研究的方法以及比较研究资料、比较研究的目的和意义等四个方面去设计论证了该课题。     

苦难与改教 : 河南三地乡村民众 改信基督教的社会根源探析

社会转型期,在充满不确定性和社会风险的状况下,原子式个人必须独自承担社会风险与苦难.苦难,是河南乡村民众人生的危机和生命转折,成为他们反思自我、发现宗教之功能与意义的主要契机.由于佛道衰微及基督徒传教的主动性强,处于社会底层的乡村民众接触基督教进而改信基督教的可能性较大.但面对社会苦难,乡村基督教所能提供的只是赋予苦难以意义,并互相帮助以减轻个体所遭受的苦难.面对造成社会苦难的原因,基督教所能解决的是极其微小的部分.换言之,政府有更大的空间与社会资源来帮助乡村民众应对社会苦难.