1. 認識人類東方各大文明的起源與融合過程 ；
2. 而藉此理解人類文明所孕育的深層價值 ；
3. 並能夠勇於發現、想像與敘事自身以及所處之現代社會的問題 ；
4. 同時，也能探索人類未來的可能發展狀況 ；
5. 也就是要培養學生的大心與大器，以讓自身與人類整體發展的價值，相互融合。宗教本身如果除去怪力亂神，它所呈現的規範與價值往往就是文明本身。做為中國人不僅要認識自己的儒教思想、道教思想與佛教思想，更是需要認識印度教思想，中國文明深受印度文明影響，當然是融合而有創新，也正是說明了文明不是獨自發展，而是與其他文明相互融滲。中國現代化之後深受西方文明影響，包括基督教與猶太教的思想，但是我們對他們的認識往往是不足的。伊斯蘭教的思想對中國人而言，也並不特別，在新疆地區有龐大的穆斯林，事實上我們對他們也往往是陌生的。在文明交流頻繁的當下，中國人非但得認識自己，更是需要多認識其他文明的可能與限制，這正是本課程的核心目標。1. Understand the origin and integration process of major civilizations in the East;
2. Through this, understand the deep value fostered by human civilization;
3. Be brave to discover, imagine and deal with yourself and the problems of modern society in which you are;
4. At the same time, we can also explore possible future development conditions of human beings;
5. That is to cultivate students' great minds and great talents, so as to integrate their own value and human development into the overall development of each other. If religion itself removes the strange powers of gods, the rules and values it presents are often civilization itself. As a Chinese, we must not only recognize our own Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhist thoughts, but also recognize Hinduism. Chinese civilization is deeply influenced by Indian civilization. Of course, it is integration and innovation, which shows that civilization does not develop independently, but integrates with other civilizations. China has been deeply influenced by Western civilization after its modernization, including Christianity and Episcopalism, but our understanding of them is often insufficient. Islamic thoughts are not unique to Chinese people. There are large Muslims in Xinjiang, and in fact we are often unfamiliar with them. In the face of frequent exchanges of civilizations, Chinese people not only need to recognize themselves, but also need to understand the possibilities and limitations of other civilizations. This is the core goal of this course.
《人的宗教》，史密斯•休斯頓著。
"The Religion of Man", written by Smith Hugheston.
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