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本館出版品

題名

苟日新，日日新，又日新：論孫中山「革命真理」的當代啟示

題名(英)

“If you can one day renovate yourself, do so day to day,and let there be renovation every day”: Modern Revelations from Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s “Revolutionary Truth”

作者

大鋸智、謝嘉文

期刊

孫學研究

ISSN

1996-2657

出版頻率

半年刊

出版西元年月日

2021/11/12

卷期

第31期

頁次

p.95-129

關鍵詞

孫中山、日新、革命真理、當代啟示

關鍵詞(英)

Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Rixin, Revolutionary Truth, Modern Revelation

全文內容

孫中山（1866-1925）在香港中央書院讀書期間，曾結識美國公理會（ABCFM）牧師喜嘉理（Rev. Charles Robert Hager，1851-1917），不久受洗，洗名「日新」，這是取自《禮記．大學》「苟日新，日日新，又日新」之義，就是以沐浴自新，每天都要在道德上有新的進步，並且天天都要進步。他的思想和世俗不同，亦即不斷地盡全力奮鬥，要求自我更新；這就與墨守舊章、陳腐思想，迥然有異。他曾表明，基督宗教的教義能夠與時俱進，發揮實際效用，亦即「日新」二字，正是他不斷地探索、持續永恆地修身養心，終生不輟，並因應政治社會的變化，丟棄舊有中國傳統不合思想時宜的綑綁；進一步地，他要從教會中汲取「革命真理」，以滿足當時人類對現代化的需求。民國成立後，他曾表示，要以宗教上的道德彌補政治上的不足，以為革命能夠成功，使得兄弟毫無羞愧，乃因他提倡革命，奔走呼號，始終不變如一，他深切理解革命真理，是要以人格救國，發揚博愛情操與捨己為人的理念。執此，孫中山取基督救世之宗旨，與其進步、革新之教義，並以宗教宣示的儀式來領導革命黨團體，獻身革命，這對當代人產生深遠影響。

全文內容

While Dr. Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925) was studying at the Central School in Hong Kong, he met Rev. Charles Robert Hager from the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM). He was baptized soon after and received the new name “Rixin” (“daily renewed”), which derives from the quote “If you can one day renovate yourself, do so day to day, and let there be renovation every day” in The Book of Rites – The Great Learning. That is, by refreshing oneself, one can make moral progress every day. His thoughts were unlike those of his common contemporaries. That is, he constantly did his best to attain self-renewal, rather than sticking to the old chapters and stale ideas. He once said that the doctrines of Christianity are about progressing with the times and achieving substantive effectiveness. In other words, the two characters “Rixin” refer to constantly exploring, and the lifelong pursuit of body and mind cultivation. Additionally, in response to political and social changes, the shackles of old Chinese traditions, out of line with the times, were discarded. Further, the “revolutionary truth” that he acquired from church met the people’s needs for modernization at the time. After the founding of the Republic of China, he once said that he intended to use religious morality to make up for political insufficiencies. He believed that the revolution would eventually succeed and make his compatriots proud. Through it all, he advocated revolution and called upon others near and far. He profoundly understood the revolutionary truth of saving the nation with dignity and promoting the concepts of fraternity and self-sacrifice. To this end, Dr. Sun Yat-sen adhered to Jesus’ goals of salvation and the doctrine of progress and innovation. He also adopted religious ceremonies in leading the revolutionary party, and gave himself to the revolution, which has had a profound influence on modern people.

出版者

國立國父紀念館

出版地

臺北市

備註

投稿日：民國110年5月17日；接受刊登日：民國110年10月29日