天主教的生態倫理與生態靈修

Catholic Environmental Ethics and Eco-spirituality

莊慶信(John B. Chuang)

《輔仁宗教研究》 27期 (2013/09) Pp. 185-217

摘要

近年來，環境學者逐漸注意到宗教智慧可能對自然生態的保護有所貢獻。本研究採用文獻分析法，探索天主教的「生態靈修」（ecological spirituality，eco-spirituality）與其宗教倫理中的「生態倫理」之間有何關連性？首先，考查古來一向注重靈修的天主教是否提供任何生態倫理原則而顯出對自然生態的關懷？其次，檢視天主教基於其「生態倫理」而開出幾種「生態靈修」的模式？最後，嘗試找出天主教的「生態靈修」對當代臺灣的環保工作的困境有沒有任何啟發？期望此研究有助於臺灣早日突破推動環保的困境。

關鍵字

生態靈修 ； 生態倫理 ； 天主教倫理 ； 臺灣環保

並列摘要

In recent years, scholars have begun to pay attention to religious wisdom in so far as it may contribute to protecting the natural environment. This study adopts the method of documentary analysis and explores whether there is any relation between Catholic ecological spirituality and environmental ethics (or ecological ethics). First of all, it attempts to investigate if Catholicism provides any principles of environmental ethics for this world as a sign of its concern for nature. Secondly, it examines how many approaches to eco-spirituality based on environmental ethics are to be found in the Catholic Church. Finally, it tries to identify whether Catholic eco-spirituality can provide any inspiration to Taiwan's contemporary environmental endeavors. It is hoped that this study might contribute to solving the problems of promoting environmental protection in Taiwan.

並列關鍵字

Eco-spirituality ； environmental ethics ； Catholic ethics ； environmental protection in Taiwan

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