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宗教因素尤其是基督教的影响,是西方近代法律体系得以形成的至关重要的前提,可视为研究西方法律传统形成与发展的切入点。对中国来说,宗教对法律的影响表现得不甚突出,但对道德问题的解说则构成理解中国法律传统的知识背景。从某种意义上说,道德和宗教是分别作为中西方法律的超理性背景而存在的,并成为支撑中西方法律存续的大前提。而在当下,两种因素都面临着危机或是挑战,致使法律陷入危险的局面。此时再次讨论信仰问题,或许是必要而紧迫的。
Religious factors, especially the influence of Christianity, are the crucial prerequisites for the formation of modern Western legal system and can be regarded as the starting point for the study of the formation and development of Western legal traditions. For China, the influence of religion on the law is not obvious, but the explanation of the moral issue constitutes a knowledge background for understanding the Chinese legal tradition. In a sense, morality and religion exist as super-rational backgrounds of Chinese and Western laws, respectively, and are the major prerequisites for supporting the survival of Chinese and Western laws. In the moment, both are facing crises or challenges that put the law in jeopardy. It may be necessary and urgent to discuss the issue of faith again.