再思宗教多樣性－對賴品超《宗教都是殊途同歸？－宗教研究與漢語神學的視角》的評估

Reconsidering Religious Diversity: A Critique of Lai Pan-chiu's Divergent Religious Paths to Convergent End? Perspectives of Religious Studies and Sino-Christian Theology

顧柔燕(GU Rouyan)

《道風：基督教文化評論》 56期 (2022/01) Pp. 349-368

摘要

賴品超在其新作《宗教都是殊途同歸？－宗教研究與漢語神學的視角》提出一個探討宗教多樣性的重要問題：「宗教是殊途同歸抑或是殊途異歸？」多維度拯救觀可謂是其回答這一問題的重要理論建樹。本文指出，多維度拯救觀的貢獻在於有效理解宗教多樣的複雜性，並有效說明諸宗教在諸多非終極維度上有同歸之處。不過，多維度拯救觀的局限在於未能充分回答諸宗教在終極維度上的同歸與異歸問題。另外，對於多維度拯救觀下的漢語神學拯救論，作者應進一步討論基督教一神與中國宗教多神崇拜下終極拯救的異同，更可結合多維度拯救觀、普救論、盼望倫理的角度探索諸宗教終極拯救同歸的可能性。

關鍵字

宗教多樣 ； 多維度拯救觀 ； 漢語神學 ； 終極維度的拯救

並列摘要

In his new book Divergent Religious Paths to Convergent End? Perspectives of Religious Studies and Sino-Christian Theology, Lai Pan-chiu addresses the issue of religious diversity. He raises a significant question, namely whether religions have a convergent ultimate end or not. To answer this question, he articulates a theory of multi-dimensional salvation. This article argues that Lai's theory effectively explains the complexities inherent to religious diversity. The theory claims that religions have some common soteriological goals, which nevertheless do not belong to the category of ultimate salvation. This theory however does not adequately answer the question of whether religions have a convergent ultimate end or not. Moreover, this article argues that, in terms of a Sino-Christian soteriology, Lai should further discuss whether Christianity and Chinese religions have a convergent end or not, especially given the inherent contrast between Christian monotheism and Chinese polytheism. This article also argues that Lai may incorporate other issues such as multi-dimensional salvation, universal salvation, and the ethics of hope into his discussion, so as to explore the possibility that religions have a convergent ultimate end.

並列關鍵字

Religious Diversity ； Multi-dimensional Salvation ； Sino-Christian Theology ； Ultimate Dimension of Salvation