It is a mental attitude in which one has a whole-person relationship with an object that has ultimate value or meaning for oneself, such as a god or Buddha, and in which one unconditionally depends on and is devoted to that object. It is not about subjectively assuming that something uncertain that cannot be experienced is certain. By repeating religious experiences and rituals, a certain mental attitude is gradually formed within one's personality as faith. Faith plays a central role in integrating individual life, and at the same time, it is also the center of activities that integrate the life of a community through creeds, organizations, systems, etc. that are expressions of that faith. [Fujita Tomio] Distinction from trustLike the attitude of a child toward his mother, trust is formed between humans, and is a mental attitude of entrusting everything to the other person's personality. It has something in common with faith in the sense that it involves complete delegation, but since the object of trust, a human, is finite and not ultimate, trust that leaves everything to the other person's free will is completely different from faith in that it is always accompanied by the risk of betrayal and emotional anxiety. [Fujita Tomio] Distinction from beliefsHumans think within the scope of their direct experiences and those of others, and knowledge is born when rational forms of thought generally accept something as certain and verified. Because knowledge is constantly modified by academic research, it is always uncertain and incomplete, but some knowledge is accepted as a hypothesis. This cognitive mental attitude is belief, and since faith spans the entire experience of the mind, emotions, and will, and also relates to things that go beyond experience, it has the potential to create something new that transcends existing forms of thought. The idea that faith will become unnecessary as science advances can be said to arise from a confusion of faith and belief. [Fujita Tomio] Changes in FaithThe form of faith varies depending on the object of faith, mental attitude, and social and cultural circumstances. In the process of human development, faith naturally changes from infancy to old age. In particular, religious interest increases during adolescence, and faith becomes unstable, leading to a strong tendency for people to convert to a new religion or religion. Faith also deepens gradually, and the value possessed by a mature religious personality is called sainthood, and becoming a saint is considered the ideal for believers and the pinnacle of faith. [Fujita Tomio] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
神仏のように、自分にとって究極的な価値や意味をもっている対象と全人格的な関係をもち、その対象に無条件に依存し献身する心的態度をいう。経験できぬ不確実なものを主観的に確実であると思い込むことではない。宗教的体験や儀礼を繰り返すことによって、しだいに人格の内部に一定の心的態度が信仰として形成される。信仰は個人生活を統合する中心の役割を果たすと同時に、その信仰の表現である信条、組織、制度などにより、共同体の生活を統合する活動の中心にもなっている。 [藤田富雄] 信頼との区別幼児の母親に対する態度のように、人間と人間との間に形成され、相手の人格にすべてを一任する心的態度が信頼である。任せきるという点で信仰と共通するが、信頼の対象である人間は有限で究極的ではないから、相手の自由意志に任せる信頼は、つねに裏切られる危険と情緒的不安が付きまとう点では、信仰とはまったく異なる。 [藤田富雄] 信念との区別人間は、直接の体験や他人の経験の範囲内で思考するが、合理的な思考形式によって、一般に確実で検証されたものと承認されるとき知識が生まれる。知識は学問研究によって絶えず改変されるから、つねに知識は不確実で不完全なものにすぎないが、仮説として承認される知識もある。このような認知的な心的態度が信念であるが、信仰は知情意の経験の全体にわたり、さらに経験を超えたものにも関係するので、既成の思考形式を超えて新しいものを生み出す可能性をもつ。科学が進歩すれば信仰は不要になるというような考え方は、信仰と信念との混同から生じるといえる。 [藤田富雄] 信仰の変化信仰対象、心的態度、社会や文化の状況などによって、信仰の形態は異なる。人間形成の過程においても、幼児期から老年期に至るまでに信仰は変化するのが当然である。とくに青年期は宗教的関心が高まって信仰が動揺するから、入信や改宗という回心現象が強くみられる。また、信仰はしだいに深まっていくもので、成熟した宗教的人格の備えている価値は聖者性とよばれ、聖者となることが信者の理想であり、信仰の極致であると考えられている。 [藤田富雄] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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