宗哲社  2012-03-15 12:15

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　●樂觀處事的王蓉蓉教授

　　推動國際學人群聚鐳力阿道場，首將天帝教邁向國際的美國洛杉磯羅耀拉大學哲學教授、亞太研究中心主任的王蓉蓉教授，2012年元月欣慰的向中華宗教哲學研究社轉述，加拿大皇后大學宗教學院副教授苗建時（James Miller），在國際期刊～《道家研究期刊》撰寫天帝教2011年12月舉辦國際研討會，並簡介天帝教的訊息。

　　苗建時（James Miller）副教授是在2011年12月16日至19日，接受王蓉蓉教授邀約，前赴鐳力阿道場參加「第1屆中華文化與宗教大同國際研討會暨第9屆紀念涵靜老人學術研討會」，有感會議的殊勝，特在國際性的期刊上，發表參加感言。

　　以下是王蓉蓉教授給中華宗教哲學研究社的信函：

Hi, All：嗨！大家好

　　James Miller in Canada wrote this conference report and it will be published by Journal of Daoist Studies which is an international journal. 加拿大苗建時撰寫了此篇會議報導，將刊登在一本叫做《道家研究期刊》的國際期刊上。

　　This will be an important step to let 天帝教 and the conference be known through the world！這是天帝教與國際研討會讓世界所知而跨出的重大一步。

　　Thanks to James! 感謝苗建時

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　RR（蓉蓉）

　　苗建時（James Miller）副教授於國際《道家研究期刊》上，所撰內容如下：

　　Conference Report 會議報導

　　The 1st International Symposium on Chinese Culture and Religious Concord and 9th Academic Conference in Memory of Master Han-Ching was held near Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan from December 16-19, 2011.

　　Approximately forty scholars from mainland China, Taiwan and overseas gave presentations broadly related to the theme of 「Religious Concord」宗教大同 in plenary and parallel sessions.

　　「第1屆中華文化與宗教大同國際研討會暨第9屆紀念涵靜老人學術研討會」2011年12月16~19日於臺灣日月潭附近舉行，約有近40位來自中國大陸、臺灣與海外學者齊聚於此，在各集合與分組場次中發表與「宗教大同」主題相關的論文。

　　The conference was organized by the Society for the Study of Religion and Philosophy 宗教研究社 （www.ssrp.info）, a scholarly association of the Lord of the Universe Church （Tiandi jiao / Tienti chiao 天帝教; www.tienti.info）, a new religious movement founded by Lee Yü-chieh 李玉階 （1901-1994）. Numerous church volunteers funded, organized and staffed the conference, which took place at the Lei-Li-O 鐳力阿 retreat center, a large compound owned by the Lord of the Universe Church, where Master Lee （also known as Master Han-Ching 涵靜） is buried. The conference featured plenary and parallel sessions, enhanced by excellent simultaneous translation in order to facilitate dialogue between Chinese and non-Chinese scholars. The opening ceremony was presided over by Professor Chü Ko-Yi 巨克毅 （Graduate Institute of International Politics, National Chung Hsing University）, who gave the opening address on 「Belief in God and Religious Concord in Chinese Culture.」 One regrettable absence from the advertised list of opening speakers was Zhuo Xinping 卓新平, Director of the World Religions Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, whose enthusiastic paper was read in absentia.

　　此次大會是由中華宗教哲學研究社（www.ssrp.info）主辦，它是天帝教（www.tienti.info）所屬的學術社團，天帝教是由李玉階（1901-1994）所創立的新興宗教。

　　在鐳力阿道場舉行的此次會議，由無數教院（堂）義工所籌備、組織與支援；鐳力阿道場是天帝教所屬的一處複合式生活區，也是李老師（亦稱為涵靜大師）最後長眠所在地。

　　大會由許多集合與分組場次所構成，並有優異的同步口譯輔助，以促成中文與非中文學者之間的對話。

　　開幕式由巨克毅教授（國立中興大學國際政治研究所）主持，他於開幕式的演講主題是「中華文化天帝信仰與宗教大同」，很遺憾的是原訂的會議議程中開幕式演講者之一卓新平教授缺席了；他是中國社會科學院世界宗教研究所所長，因為不克與會，所以他滿腔熱情的論文，是由其他教授代讀。

　　The contingent of foreign scholars was organized by Professor Robin Wang （Loyola Marymount University）, and featured chiefly scholars of Daoist and Confucian philosophy from Europe, North America and South-East Asia, including Hans-Georg Moeller, Brook Zyporin, Geir Sigurðsson, Galia Patt-Shamir and Sor-Hoon Tan to name a few. Topics included Confucian ritual, religious pluralism, Buddhist and Daoist practice, and theology and atheism in Chinese religious philosophy. The relatively small scale of the conference and the generally high caliber of papers and ensured good academic discussions among the presenters.

　　外國學者團是由王蓉蓉教授（洛杉磯羅耀拉大學）所籌組，團員主要來自歐洲、北美與東南亞的道家與儒家哲學學者，包括Hans-Georg Moeller、Brook Zyporin、Geir Sigurðsson、Galia Patt-Shamir、Sor-Hoon Tan……（僅列出部分學者）。

　　論文主題包括儒家禮教、宗教多元主義、佛家與道家儀式，以及中國宗教哲學中的神學與無神論。會議規模儘管不大，但普遍高素質的論文，使得論文發表人之間進行良好的學術討論。

　　In keeping with the religious setting, vegetarian and non-alcoholic meals were served in the refectory. Participants also had the opportunity to observe and participate in Tienti services including an evening ceremony held in a prayer hall on the second floor of the conference center, and a morning ceremony held in the Yellow Court （Huangting 黃庭） around the memorial to Master Lee. Master Lee is regarded by Tienti devotees as the 「Master Emissary」 who conveyed teachings from the Lord of the Universe to humankind for the purpose of averting a cosmic cataclysm brought about by human greed and violence. The morning ceremony ended with an recording of one of Master Lee’s impassioned speeches eerily emanating from loudspeakers around the tranquil garden courtyard.

　　為遵守道場的宗教規定，餐廳提供的是無酒精的素食餐點。而與會者也有機會觀察與參與天帝教宗教儀式，包括在會議中心2樓光殿舉行的晚課儀式，以及在黃庭中李大師紀念碑旁舉行的晨間追思儀式。

　　李大師被天帝教信徒稱為「首任首席使者」，他為挽救人類貪婪與暴力造成的宇宙浩劫，因此向人類宣揚　上帝教化。晨間追思儀式的最後，寧靜的花園庭院擴音器中，神奇地傳來一段李大師激昂的演講片段。

　　The closing ceremony and banquet was presided over by Master Lee’s successor, the charismatic octogenarian Li Weisheng 李維生 （Li Ziyi 李子弋）, who was the Tienti leader from 1997-2007, and who currently serves as chairman of the Society for the Study of Religion and Philosophy. In his closing speech Master Li advocated the continued sponsoring of similar academic conferences on the theme of religious concord, a key goal advocated by Tienti teachings. A second conference is planned for 2014.

　　閉幕式與晚宴是由李大師極富感召力的繼承人，80幾歲的李維生（李子弋）所主持；他是1997-2007年間天帝教的領導人，目前擔任中華民國宗教哲學研究社的理事長。

　　他在閉幕式演講中，闡述李大師鼓勵不斷舉辦類似宗教大同主題的學術會議，宗教大同是天帝教倡導的一個重要目標。下次會議將於2014年舉行。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　James Miller（苗建時）

　　　　　　　　　　　　Queen’s University, Canada（加拿大皇后大學）

　●維生先生帶著傷，仍與王蓉蓉教授（中）談論國際研討會細節，留下珍貴互動畫面。