虔誠

虔誠係一個人好尊重自己嘅宗教同埋靈性，喺好多文化同埋傳統入面都算係一種美德。一般虔誠都係用唔同嘅行為嚟到表達出嚟，每個文化都會唔一樣。

歷史

喺西方文化，虔誠（拉丁文：Pietas）主要係一個羅馬帝國時代遺留落嚟嘅概念。喺當時，虔誠代表咗對神、國家、同埋父母嘅責任，係一件古羅馬社會非常之睇起嘅特徵^[1]^[2]。

歐洲中世紀嘅聖師，聖多瑪斯亞奎那，曾經答過一條關於父母同仔女嘅關係嘅問題，而佢就用咗西塞羅講嘅概念：「虔誠就係提供責任同埋敬意；“責任”(duty) 即係對一個人嘅服務，而“敬意”(homage) 就係對佢嘅尊重同榮譽」^[3]。孝係儒家入面最基本嘅倫理，同虔誠嘅概念非常似^[4]。喺中華文化入面，呢個被認為係最基本嘅人際關係^[5]。

攷

↑ 西塞羅. "I.116". Nature of the Gods.
↑ 西塞羅. "II.66". On Rhetorical Invention.
↑ 聖多瑪斯亞奎那. "Secunda Secundae". Summa Theologiae.
↑ Chang, Wonsuk; Kalmanson, Leah (2010). Confucianism in Context: Classic Philosophy and Contemporary Issues, East Asia and Beyond. SUNY Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4384-3191-8.
↑ Willard, Dallas (2000). "Christ-Centered Piety". Where Shall My Wond'ring Soul Begin?: The Landscape of Evangelical Piety and Thought. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. pp. 27–36.

[1] 西塞羅. "I.116". Nature of the Gods.

[2] 西塞羅. "II.66". On Rhetorical Invention.

[3] 聖多瑪斯亞奎那. "Secunda Secundae". Summa Theologiae.

[Chang-4] Chang, Wonsuk; Kalmanson, Leah (2010). Confucianism in Context: Classic Philosophy and Contemporary Issues, East Asia and Beyond. SUNY Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4384-3191-8.

[5] Willard, Dallas (2000). "Christ-Centered Piety". Where Shall My Wond'ring Soul Begin?: The Landscape of Evangelical Piety and Thought. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. pp. 27–36.

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