佛教與基督教及天主教=Buddhism and Christianity and Catholicism; 佛教倫理學=Buddhist Ethics
摘要
This paper explores the foundations of Christian ethical life. It argues that Christians cannot escape from the need to make decisions in a morally ambiguous world. Neither the Bible，Church tradition，or centralized teaching authorities are able to supply all the rules and regulations to cover every possible situation. Sooner or later every Christian will find him or herself in a situation in which they must make their own free decision. This need to choose arises out of the Christian belief that they are called by God to grow spiritually and ethically. This would not be possible without the freedom of choice. It is through the constant dialectic of spirituality and ethics that Christians can come both to know God and the correct ethical path to take. Nevertheless, Christian ethics is also shaped by a belief in the inevitability of human failure and the need for divine forgiveness. It is belief in this forgiveness that enables Christians to continue their ethical quest even after devastating mistakes. The foundations of Christian ethics is an ongoing interaction between the duty to he moral，the search for God's guidance，and the awareness of forgiveness. The paper ends by indicating how this Christian perspective raises interesting questions for Buddhist-Christian dialogue. 本文探討了基督教的倫理生活基礎，主張基督教徒不能迴避在道德觀念含混不清的情景中作出決定的需要. 無論是聖經，或是教會傳統，或是統一的教義權威，都無法提供全面的規則和教律，以覆蓋任何有可能出現的局面. 或早或遲，每-個基督教徒都要遇到這樣的情景，他們須面對這些情景作出自由的決定. 這選擇的需要來自基督教的信條，即他們受到上帝的召喚，上帝召喚他們在精神上和道德上成長壯大. 如果沒自由的選擇，這點是做不到的. 正是通過不斷的精神和倫理的辯證思考，基督徒才能理解上帝，作出正確的倫理選擇. 然而，基督教倫理也會受到改變，這中改變是由於人類信仰中不可避免的失誤和乞求神的寬恕的需要引起的. 正是由於相信神的寬恕使基督徒即使犯了毀壞性的錯誤後還能繼續他們對倫理的探索. 基督教的倫理基礎是一種持續的互動. 這個互動是在道德責任，尋求上帝的指導，寬恕的了解間進行的. 本文結束時提出了一些佛教--基督教對話中的熱門話題. 這些問題是從基督教的立場上提出的.
