포스트모던사회와 대순진리회 -다원성의 구현을 중심으로

Abstract

A 'plurality', among all the traits which post-modernism connotes, can be thought to be one of the representative characteristics. This plurality leads the human cognition and action of the present society while presenting a possibility to connote a positive meaning than confining to its negative aspect. A plurality of the Fellowship of Daesoon Truth as we have analyzed as a theme of this paper presents various points from several different aspects. First, from the aspects of doctrine, this thought presently means integration and reformation of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Second, from the aspects of the religious ceremony and organization, presents both the traditional consciousness which finds its traits in the ritual and the contemporary thought and system which realizes the real worth of women. Third, from the aspects of the method of the cultivation, contrary to many other religions which classify the cultivation system into various forms on the basis of the division of the cleric and the faithful, directs the cultivation system to the way which each cultivator of the Fellowship practices their simultaneous role of the cleric, the faithfuand and cultivater for spiritual enlightenment. Like this, the plurality of the Fellowship of Daesoon Truth connotes some aspects of the contemporary religion to which it presents its basis on the harmony of the traditionality and modernity. Yet, all in all, more efforts to be administered to promote its plurality and to develop a more systematical academic discourse and research featuring on the proper traits of the Fellowship of Daesoon jinri.