The notion of religious reform pervades Friedrich Max Müller’s work from the very beginning. Originally rooted in a Christian context and informed by contemporary theological controversies in Germany and in England, his conception of ‘reform’ is expanded into a hermeneutic tool to interpret the general history of religion(s). As a scholar involved in contemporary public debates, Müller considered reform as an ethical requirement, likely to promote a spiritual regeneration of colonial Asia in particular, and to foster the cause of world peace. Although he never challenged the primacy of Christianity, Müller wished for its purification from dogmatism and ritualism. Only a simultaneous reform of all major religions would allow for their convergence in an all-embracing Christianity.

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“经过改革的佛教[…]将在遥远的未来帮助实现相互了解”：弗里德里希·马克斯·穆勒的宗教改革，普世对话和世界和平的构想

宗教改革的概念从一开始就弥漫在弗里德里希·马克斯·穆勒（Friedrich MaxMüller）的作品中。他的“改革”概念最初起源于基督教背景，并受到德国和英国当代神学争论的启发，后来被扩展为解释宗教一般历史的诠释工具。作为参与当代公共辩论的学者，穆勒认为改革是一项道德要求，有可能促进特别是亚洲殖民地的精神复兴，并促进世界和平。尽管穆勒从未挑战过基督教的崇高地位，但穆勒还是希望将基督教从教条主义和礼节主义中提纯。只有同时对所有主要宗教进行改革，才能使它们融合成一个包罗万象的基督教。