ABSTRACT

This paper brings attention to the notion of ‘religious affects’, namely, the affects, emotions and feelings related to religion and religious experience. It is argued that educators and students have a lot to gain from paying attention to and exploring the meaning and role of religious feelings in the context of controversies and debates surrounding Islam in the West. In particular, the paper suggests that by exploring the affective dimensions of religious injury (e.g. irritation, dishonour, insult, injury, offense, outrage), educators and students can enhance their understanding of how religious emotions are involved in religious controversies such as the recent cartoon controversies in several European countries. It is argued that a richer comprehension of affective dimensions of religious controversies will help promote inter-religious understanding and respect, an important educational aim in contemporary times, especially in school subjects such as religious education.

摘要

本文提请注意“宗教情感”的概念，即与宗教和宗教体验相关的情感、情感和感受。有人认为，在西方围绕伊斯兰教的争议和辩论中，关注和探索宗教情感的意义和作用可以使教育工作者和学生受益匪浅。特别是，该论文建议，通过探索宗教伤害的情感维度（例如激怒、耻辱、侮辱、伤害、冒犯、愤怒），教育工作者和学生可以加强他们对宗教情绪如何参与宗教争议的理解，例如最近的几个欧洲国家的卡通争议。