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| Interreligious Dialogue toward Overcoming the Eco-crisis | ||
| 作者 | Choi, Hyun-min (著) |
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| 出處題名 | International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture=국제불교문화사상사학회 |
| 卷期 | v.12 |
| 出版日期 | 2009.02 |
| 頁次 | 157 - 192 |
| 出版者 | International Association for Buddhist Thought and Culture |
| 出版者網址 | http://iabtc.org/ |
| 出版地 | Seoul, Korea [首爾, 韓國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 關鍵詞 | Human centered view; Eco-centered view; Law of Dependent Origination; One Body of Great Compassion; The problem of moral subject; Stewardship ethic of Christianity; World ethics through interreligious dialogue |
| 摘要 | The problem of eco-crisis is dualistic in nature, in that the human-centered view considers nature as an instrument for human benefit, whereas the eco-centered view rejects nature as merely instrumental, according value to its intrinsic worth apart from its benefit to humanity. According to eco-centrism, a human being is only an individual entity which constructs within nature. But this interpretation of a human being raises the problem as to who is responsible for the preservation of nature? Another limitation of the eco-centrist view is that it tends towards the metaphysical rather than the aspect of ethical practice. Thus, we propose that a curative way to overcome eco-crisis is through a religious perspective which supports a practical approach. The Buddhist law of Dependent Origination provides a blueprint for resolving the tension between dualism and anthropocentrism. Dependent Origination helps us to recognize that human beings and other beings are linked as one entity. Dependent Origination is not only a view of wisdom but also a view of compassion. Buddhist enlightenment is completed through the practice of `One Body of Great Compassion,` a view that offers a possible solution to the ecocrisis. However, there are also some limitations in Buddhism that might be detrimental to environmental ethics such as, the problem of social practice and amorality; in other words, the moral subject in respect of responsibility. So how can we approach these issues in a positive way and overcome the problem of amorality and moral subject? An answer may be found in the stewardship ethic of Christianity. In this view, human beings having been entrusted as stewards with a responsibility to take care of the world as collaborators with God-in nature, with nature and through nature. Hans Kung says that our consciousness of global responsibility for the future of humankind has probably never been as great as it is now, which is why we acutely need a world ethic to support a resolution to the ecocrisis. In this regard we have seriously considered the possibilities for developing a successful world ethic through a complementary relationship between Buddhism and Christianity; a partnership concerned with a resolution to the ecocrisis by applying the wisdom of world ethics through interreligious dialogue. |
| ISSN | 15987914 (P) |
| 點閱次數 | 73 |
| 建檔日期 | 2015.07.14 |
| 更新日期 | 2025.08.15 |
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