论路德新教的近代人文价值向度

在西欧由中古向近代过渡阶段，中世纪出世的、超自然主义的、非理性主义的基督教神权观念始逐渐让位于新兴市民阶级入世的、自然主义的、理性主义的价值情感追求。它映射着西欧社会思想意识形态观念的近代化发展，预示着近代西欧文明未来勃兴的光明前景。本文试图通过对路德新教信仰蕴含与张扬的近代人文价值向度的历史理论剖析，具体阐释其对近代西方社会价值形态观念构建与演进所显示的重要时代意义。

On Lutheran Trend of Humanistic Values

During the transitional period from the medieval times to modern times in West Europe, the supernaturalistic and irrationalistic Christian concept of theocracy of the Middle Ages gradually gave way to emotional pursuit of secular, naturalistic and rationalistic values. It reflects the development of modem social ideology in West Europe, and promises the vigorous rise of modem West European civilization. Through a historical analysis of the value structure of the Lutheran faith, including rational faith and its implications, and its advocacy of modem social values, this paper expounds the epochal significance of the structure and development of social values in modern western society.