Teaching Justice and Living Peace: Body,Sexuality, and Religious Education in Asian-American Communities 1

This article examines sexuality, a null curriculum in Asian-American faith communities, and explores pedagogical strategies to move the sexuality discourse to the explicit curriculum. The article first describes the current discussion of sexuality in Asian-American communities, then it critically analyzes the Confucian notion of the body, which has far-reaching influence on Asian-American views about sexuality, including those of Christians. The article then focuses on demystification of the body, arguing that demystification is fundamental to Asian-American discussions about sexuality. Finally, it suggests pedagogical strategies for the teaching of sexuality in Asian-American contexts.     

香港太平绅士:“源”与“流”

香港太平绅士源于英国的治安法官,它的成功移植主要满足了香港传统社会的"士绅"情结,在一定层面化解了殖民地社会对殖民政权的排斥.发展到今天.太平绅士制度成为香港政府联结民意以及民众参与公共事务的重要路径之一,探讨香港太平绅士的源流对于大陆完善其基层治理颇具启示.     

Peace Education

This service material ties in with the school curricula, but does not contain any binding regulations.     

Confucian Self-Cultivation and Daoist Personhood: Implications for Peace Education

This essay argues that the concept of reaching peace within in order to sustain peace outside in classical Confucianism and Daoism offers us important lessons for peace education in the contemporary age. Building harmonious connections between differences in one’s personhood paves a path for negotiating interconnections across conflicting multiplicities in the outside world. The essay starts by discussing the Confucian and Daoist notions of personhood as a microcosmic universe connected to a macrocosmic universe. Second, the historical context of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period in which Confucianism and Daoism emerged are briefly reviewed. Third, Confucian self-cultivation and the Daoist conception of personhood are discussed. Fourth, relational issues of harmony in difference and tranquility in turbulence are analyzed. Lastly, inner peace reaching outer peace in leadership and governing is formulated in terms of the unity between means and end in peace education.     

个人幸福·社会公平·世界和平——心理学家的人文情怀

心理学研究通常重视人的自然属性,而较为忽视人的社会属性。从心理学学科的性质上看,心理学应在对人性全面认识的基础上,加强人文关怀,并对具体社会现实问题做出回应,包括从个人幸福,到社会公平,再到世界和平的全面关切。在个人幸福方面,可将幸福感区分为主观幸福感和心理幸福感,人口学变量、人格特质、目标和经济水平均能对主观幸福感造成影响。在社会公平方面,低阶层比高阶层更加感到社会不公,更加依赖于社会公平,而减少社会限制、提升控制感可以增强低阶层的公平感。在世界和平方面,和平心理研究在爱与恨、和解与真相、理解与共存的问题上,取得了重要成就。在未来,结合了人文情怀和社会责任的心理学研究大有可为。