Rousseau 의 종교사상에 관한 연구 - Emile 을 중심으로 - = A Study on Religious Thought of Jean Jaques Rousseau

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I have studied about his religion on the Emile of Jean Jaques Rousseau. First, his viewpoint of God is not to study a systematical theology but the conception of God that he considered is found in his viewpoint of nature;namely, it is presented the religion based on nature. It is believed that nature has God everywhere. He takes near position to pantheistic theory. Rousseau`s God is a Creator, nature-itself and goodness -itself. It is considered that God exists and almighty God wants goodness. Therefore it is also considered that God is supreme goodness and sureme righteousness. Because God creates goodness. He can not create evil at the same time. Evil is created by man in the course of his lifetime and it is surmounted by will that man has. Second, his viewpoint of faith is started from natural religion that has nothing to do with Christianity. Criticism about Christianity is expressed by his lively experience at that time. Therefore his faith and viewpoint of religion are known by his conscience and feeling rather than his dogma. He tried to understand the religion on human position. This is his unique natural religion. He lived in a religious faith and did not live without religion. From this viewpoint he made religious doctrine on the base of nature and reason. Nature that he considered is only a book which is extended to everyone and he is spreading his religious doctrine through his book. Third, his faith principles are; First article is admitted the existence of God. And every existence is proved the cause. Will is a cause of motive power to move substance and lets a true act exist. He believed that will moved the world and endowed the natural world with life. Second article is admitted the existence of God to keep the order. The existence of God is actually existed. It is called God that moves all the materials and endows the order to all things. Third article is meant that freedom and soul of man is not material but spirit. Therefore man is small universe. If there is no freedom, there is no true will.