日常倫理與地方基督教的生成—神學論題引介

關注信徒的日常倫理，其意義就在於，在具體處境下的神學理解和信仰行動才是真實的糾結和衝突，而不是「應當如何」去做的。正是在普通基督徒的日常生活和倫理糾結中，地方基督教才得以真正生成，或者說，得以真正落地、生根、成長，而不只是停留在概念的推演和教義的爭吵中。基督教的活力和拓展並不是先有「神學上的證明」，而是在具體的基督徒生活和群體見證的過程中，神學得以由教會及其領袖表述出來。換言之，我們有必要從實然或實際的地方經驗中考察基督教的現實和問題，而不僅僅是從應然或傳講的理想形態層面展開推導。這並不是輕視神學或教義的重要性，而是說神學不是概念，而是在具體文化處境中對信仰的表述；信仰也不等同於教義，而是在生活中的活出；教會也不是一個與世隔離的團體，而是在「社會」中的生命共同體。

關鍵字

日常倫理；地方基督教；做宗教；做教會

並列摘要

Focusing on the everyday ethics of ordinary Christians emphasizes the significance of their theological understandings, and actions of faith, in concrete situations where they face tangles, challenges and conflicts in real life. It is in the daily lives and ethical entanglements of ordinary Christians that Christianity can truly emerge, or rather, can truly take root and grow on the local level, rather than remain in conceptual rehearsals and doctrinal bickerings. The vitality and expansion of Christianity is not preceded by "theological proofs", but rather when the theological expressions are proclaimed, and elaborated, by the church and its leaders in the process of concrete Christian life, and in the community's witness. In other words, it is necessary to examine the realities and problems of Christianity from the real actual local experience, and not just from the level of ideal types or "oughtness" of the Christian faith. This is not to minimize the importance of theology or doctrine, but rather to say that theology is not a concept, but an expression of faith in a specific cultural situation; that faith is not the same as doctrine, but as it is lived out in life; and that the church is not an isolated community, but a living community in "society".

並列關鍵字

Everyday Ethics ； Local Christianity ； Doing Religion ； Doing Church

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