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本文分四部分。第一部分归纳了儒教之争涉及的基本问题,指出造成意见分歧的主要原因是对判定宗教的标准认识不一;第二部分以美国学术界关于国民宗教的争论为例,指出国民宗教的争论与儒教问题的争论具有相似性;第三部分剖析了宗教定义的缺陷,指出儒教问题以及国民宗教问题的争议均与宗教定义的缺陷有关;第四部分对儒教与一般宗教作了比较,指出二者既有同也有异,儒教可以被视为一种政治文化,也可以被视为一种政治宗教。
This article is divided into four parts. The first part summarizes the basic issues involved in the controversy over Confucianism. It points out that the main reason for the disagreement is that the criteria for judging religions are not fully understood. The second part, taking the argument of the American academia about national religion as an example, The third part analyzes the flaws of the definition of religion, pointing out that the controversy over Confucianism and national religion are all related to the defects of religious definition. The fourth part compares Confucianism with general religion, pointing out that both Both the same and different, Confucianism can be regarded as a political culture can also be regarded as a political religion.