國立成功大學多元文化研究中心

宗教、暴力與多元文化主義跨學門之整合探討國際研討會

International Conference of Religion, Violence and Multiculturalism: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry.

時間：2018年11月30日-12月1日

主辦單位：國立成功大學文學院多元文化研究中心

合辦單位：成功大學文學院、成功大學歷史學系

會議簡介：

為何在多元社會中，信仰者藉宗教之名行暴力之實，而成為人類的威脅呢？誠然，不同宗教社群間對立見之於古代，亦發生在當今。宗教之間的衝突不但存在不同宗教傳統的信眾間，亦見於同一傳統之不同派別裡。假如宗教基本上所教導的是和平、仁愛或慈悲，吾人應如何來理解宗教之間的仇視呢？在多元主義世紀裡，不同宗教信者間相互尊重的精神可能養成嗎？本研討會擬針對以上議題進行多方角度之探討，冀望提出促進人類社會、族群和平之道。

透過本研討會，主辦單位將邀請不同研究領域之台灣與國際學者齊聚一堂，就宗教、暴力與多元文化進行建設性對話。而兼容通時性與共時性之研究途徑，當可使集體智慧更為周延，並藉由對理論與實踐層次之探究來審慎省思相關問題。研討會探討之時間軸的設定，起自近代之前的宗教衝突至後殖民時乏宗教社群間暴力；相關的政治與社會發展脈絡也當列人探討之面向。透過不同研究領域的整合以達到國際學術交流，俾使學術界、不同信仰族群與社會大眾能更深入地理解宗教、暴力與多元文化間的複雜關係。

What makes followers of a religion resort to violence in the name of their religion and become a menace to humanity in a multi-cultural society? The confrontation between different religious communities certainly took place in ancient times as well today. Furthermore, religious conflicts not only happen between the faithful of different traditions but also within different denominations of the same tradition. If religion essentially teaches peace, love, and compassion, how do we make sense of religious animosity? How possibly could a spirit of mutual respect be cultivated in an era of pluralism among adherents of various religious faiths? This conference intends to address the above questions from various angles.

In this conference, international and Taiwanese scholars of different disciplines are invited together to conduct a constructive dialogue on religion, violence, and multi-culture. Diachronic as well as synchronic approaches are encouraged to explore the relevant issues and problems throughout the course of history, and investigation of both theory and praxis are expected to undertake for giving serious reflection to the subject. Through solid scholarship, critical observations on religious conflicts in pre-modern history and post-colonialist communal violence are to be expected in the conference; whiled relevant political and social contexts will also be explored. It is earnestly hoped that through the international exchange of ideas, this conference hope brings about a better understanding of the complicated relations between religion, violence, and multi-culture.

研討會子題：

1. 華人民間信仰與宗教暴力
2. 帝國政治與宗教暴力
3. 多元文化與宗教對話
4. 東亞地區之宗教、文化問題
5. 南亞地區之宗教、文化問題
6. 中東地區之宗教、文化問題