从德尔苏透析赫哲族的宗教观

赫哲族是我国东北渔猎民族之一,它和我国其它的少数民族一样,有自己的宗教信仰和灵魂观念。他们崇拜自然,崇拜鬼神,相信万物有灵。对自然物、动物以及灵魂都有自己的观念,形成了赫哲族传统的宗教观,为我们今天研究赫哲族人的生活习俗、文化传统提供了重要的依据。     

杜维明对儒学宗教性问题的方法论批判

杜维明对贯彻新儒学三期的儒学宗教性问题进行反思,指出以西方话语为背景展开的新儒学研究等于是将儒学客体化,而儒学的真实问题以及精神特性就在这种主客二分的思维中消隐了。杜维明放弃了从终极存在的角度追问儒学宗教性的思路,回归人自身,从儒学中寻找人对于终极存在的体验,提出儒学独特的认知方式--“体知”。由此得出的结论是,儒学的宗教性在于对终极存在的肯认与追求。     

西方社会的邪教控制模式及其文化分析

西方社会允许邪教合法存在、但依法监控其活动以防范邪教犯罪行为发生的邪教控制模式是西方社会特定的宗教文化、政治文化和法律文化的产物。从文化的角度看,这种模式既有其合理的一面,又有着致命的缺陷。西方社会对这种缺陷进行了文化上的检讨,但由于自由主义文化内在的缺陷使得已有的检讨不彻底,也无法为更有效地建立反邪教模式提供文化上的支持。     

宗教组织在民族地区社会经济发展过程中的功能——以西道堂为例

宗教组织在民族地区社会经济发展中的功能主要体现为：通过采取一系列措施来规范教徒的社会、经济生活，使自身逐步形成一个在经济、社会等诸多领域均有规范的社区，从而在本组织内部实现一种制序化。     

“材料成形技术基础”课程教学改革探讨

介绍了"材料成形技术基础"课程的发展历程,系统分析了教学内容的优化途径,通过"教、学、研"一体化的教学理念,用实例说明围绕该教学理念开展教学工作设计的基本步骤;展示了全方位、多样化的教学手段,着重说明"与校外企业合作开展课程教学工作"和注重实践、课内外结合式教学手段的实现过程;最后对采用多层次考核方法提高学生的学习兴趣和学习效率进行了探讨。     

金工艺术与民族特质——考证大理白族金工艺术的历史与文化渊源

白族金工艺术植根于云南,既受地缘条件的影响而自成体系,又因外族文化的不断涌入而变得多样。今天的大理白族金工形成了国际化的产业规模,这与其自身善于借鉴、精于钻研、乐于大同的民族性格有着莫大关联,本文通过分析案例探讨该现象的成因。     

“The Compass of Our Life”: A Qualitative Study of Marriage and Faith Among Chinese Immigrants

Twenty highly religious Chinese Christian married couples (n = 40) were interviewed to examine how religious faith influenced their perceptions of marriage and family life. Most participants held advanced graduate degrees (14 PhD and 13 MS degrees). Their ages ranged from 28 to 66, and the number of children ranged from one to four. Grounded theory methods (including open coding and axial coding) were applied to analyze the data. Based on the interview data three emergent themes were identified: (1) Moving from atheism to theism (“God is love”), (2) changing perceptions of marriage (“Marriage is established by God”), and (3) a new priority (“Put God first”). Supporting qualitative data are presented in connection with each theme. Implications for research and practice related to Chinese immigrants’ marriage and family in the United States are discussed.     

论敦煌宗教话本《庐山远公话》和《叶净能诗》

敦煌文献中的《庐山远公话》和《叶净能诗》,是两篇宗教文学话本.它们都是佛教徒或道教徒利用民间说话艺术形式进行宗教宣传、神话宗教人物的宣传作品.《庐山远公话》叙东晋名僧惠远的故事,但除了惠远家住雁门、庐山出家的基本框架外,其他绝大部分情节、特别是其主干情节如白庄劫寺、远公为奴、远公与道安论议等都是作者虚构的.这种虚构在正统僧人看来是"诳",但对于文学作品来说,却是非常必要的,是文学的自觉.《叶净能诗》则把初唐至盛唐百余年间的明崇俨、申天师、叶法善、罗公远等著名道士的奇闻轶事都"捏合"在道士叶净能的身上,集中表现他的奇术异能.该话本有些情节写得饶有风趣,宣传教化及娱心两相兼顾.     

Intermarriage and the demography of secularization

One way of measuring religious affiliation is to look at rites of initiation such as baptism. English statistics show that for the first time since the Church of England was founded, less than half the nation is Anglican on this criterion. The pattern of formal religious transmission changed during the Second World War. Previously christening was quasi-universal, and the Church of England was the preferred provider. By the end of the war baptism was evidently optional, and chosen principally by parents whose religious identities matched. Further analysis suggests that affiliation now tends to be lost following marriage to someone from a different religious background, though the USA differs from Europe in this respect. A demographic theory of advanced secularization is outlined that specifies a proximal cause for declining religious affiliation, and provides tools for predicting the changes to be expected over future decades. The theory also helps to explain why affiliation may fall most quickly where there is most religious diversity.