固化与分化——新兴宗教组织运作机制探析

中国新兴宗教一般有一个金字塔状层级纽织，最底层的设计有“纵横交织”的鲜明特征：“异乡传教”使传教者及新信徒之间形成纵向联系，也使传播网络不断纵向分化，其动力来自于借助灵力“消灾祛难”的渴望；“经营聚会点”使信徒间形成横向联系，使组织在当地社会固化，并从聚会点中再成长起新的传教者，其动力来自于共同敬虔生活导致的身体与精神方面的益处以及团体中的归属感、亲密感。分化与固化持续进行的动力都依赖于从金字塔顶源源不断输送的灵力。

Solidification and Differentiation- An Analysis of New Religious Organizations Operating Mechanism

Chinese new religions normally share a pyramid - shaped hierarchy organization, featuring interweaving structure at the bottom. Foreign missionary forms vertical linkages between the preachers and believers, and also brings vertical differentiation to the communication network continuously. Its motivation comes from the desire to avoid ill fortunes with the help of psychic power. Business meeting locations form horizontal linkages among believers, which brings solidification in the local community, and new preachers emerge from the meeting locations. Its motivation comes from the sense of belonging and intimacy and the physical and mental benefits of godly life. The continuous wave of psychic power from the top of the pyramid provides the ongoing motivation for the solidification and differentiation.