This article aims to make a comparison between Herman Bavinck, a leading neo-Calvinist theologian, and Mou Zongsan, arguably the most innovative New Confucian philosopher, on human nature and its quality, and to build a dialogue between them. Bavinck sets forth a theocentric explication on human nature, that is the imago Dei, which was created, is fallen and can only be restored in Jesus Christ who is the true imago Dei. In contrast, Mou anthropocentrically expounds human nature, which immanentizes the heavenly decree and is innately good. Despite their fundamental differences, a dialogue can still be articulated by differing Bavinck’s God from Kant’s God, the latter of which is critiqued by Mou.

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赫尔曼·巴文克与牟宗三关于人性及其品质的对话

本文旨在将新加尔文主义的领先神学家赫尔曼·巴文克（Herman Bavinck）与可以说是最具创新性的新儒家哲学家牟宗三（Mou Zongsan）对人性及其品质进行比较，并建立两者之间的对话。巴文克对人性提出了神心论的解释，即被造的天神已堕落，只有在真正的天神耶稣基督里才能恢复。相比之下，牟以人类为中心阐述了人性，其内化了天命，是与生俱来的善良。尽管存在根本的差异，但仍然可以通过区分巴文克的上帝与康德的上帝来表达对话，康德的上帝受到牟家的批评。