英国的宗教社会服务发展脉络及启示

    The Evolution and Enlightenment of Religious Social Service Provision in Britain

    • 摘要: 英国宗教社会服务与主流的国家福利之间的关系经历了4次主要变革,不同时期宗教慈善组织通过更新自身来调整与国家的关系,获取在慈善领域的发展空间,并为专业社会服务的形成提供了方法沉淀。将宗教服务放置于国家与社会关系的框架内考量,在中国国家与社会关系重塑的过程中,英国经验对中国的启示在于鼓励宗教慈善组织参与社会福利输送,需要政府提供系统的制度支撑,建立社会取向的社会政策,赋予宗教服务一定的发展空间。悬搁宗教与意识形态的差异和争论,以民众需求为本位,可以吸纳宗教资源以弥补法定福利供给不足的现状。政府与宗教慈善组织需要对自身分别作出调整,结合本土福利资源的情况,以福利水平的提升为共同目标促成合作。

       

      Abstract: In Britain, the relation between religious welfare and welfare provided by government experienced four main revolution. Religious charity is dynamic and it is able to adjust itself in social change to obtain a development space in charity field. So that religious welfare supply methodology foundation to state welfare. If religion is placed in state-society frame, China has the same logic with Europe. Through analysis of welfare evolution and reality description, this paper indicate in the process of state-society relationship reshaping, China can learn lesson from Britain experience, not only to encourage religion group to participate social service delivery, but also government should provide well-established institutional supporting system, supply society oriented social policy, and give religious welfare some developed space. Chinese government need to suspend difference and controversy between religion and ideology, based on social needs, adopt religious resource to fill current welfare shortage gaps. Considering the status quo of welfare resource in China, both government and religious group need to adjust themselves, cooperate on the base of enhancing the welfare level.

       

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