当代宗教对话理论：宗教符号的解释

A Contemporary Theory of Interreligious Dialogue: An Interpretation of Religious Symbols

區建铭(AU Kin Ming)

《比較經學》 2期 (2013/07) Pp. 9-28

摘要

在诸宗教中，宗教符号被认为是一种工具，表达宗教信仰的内容。然而，这种表达需要加以解释，否则宗教符号就不能有效地表达出它们的意义。对宗教符号的解释就是把宗教符号活泼地呈现在我们的生活之中。藉由保罗‧蒂利希(Paul Tillich)和罗伯特‧南乐山(Robert C. Neville)的宗教符号观念，本文将讨论宗教符号作为宗教的表达、宗教符号的特征、宗教符号的解释以及宗教符号的解释作为宗教对话的方法。

關鍵字

宗教符号 ； 宗教的表达 ； 宗教符号的解释 ； 宗教对话

並列摘要

In religious context, religious symbols are supposed to be instruments of religious expression. Without any interpretation, religious symbols do not refer to anything at all. It is interpretation that actively applies the meaning of religious symbolism in our daily reality. By using the ideas of Paul Tillich and Robert C Neville, this article will discuss religious symbols as the expression of religion, the characteristics of religious symbols, the interpretation of religious symbols, and interpretation as a method of the interreligious dialogue.

並列關鍵字

Religious Symbols ； Expression of Religion ； An Interpretation of Religious Symbols ； Interreligious Dialogue