论后宗教时代的文学道德教化功能

Moralizing Function of Literature in Post-Religious Era

摘要: 在后宗教时代，宗教对道德的影响明显弱化，它已变得世俗化，人类的宗教信仰迷失，导致道德上的无所适从。文学自古以来就具有道德教化功能，后宗教时代文学道德教化的发挥关乎人类信仰的建构和社会的和谐稳定，作家和批评家应主动承担起社会道德教化责任。但文学不是政治的附庸，不是说教的工具，它应该从审美的角度进行潜移默化的教育。在强调文学道德教化功能的同时，不能一味夸大其功能而走向极端。

Abstract: In the post-religious era, the moral influence of religious ethics declines significantly. With the secularization of religion, human beings gradually lose their moral belief. Literature is an impor-tant means of moral education ever since its emergence, and its function of moral education in the post-religious era matters a lot to the construction of human belief as well as to social harmony and stability. Writers and literary critics should take the initiative and responsibility of social moralization. Literature is neither the appendage of politics, nor the apparent dull preaching; its educational influence should be exerted subtly from its aesthetical aspect. While the moralizing function of literature is emphasized, it cannot be exaggerated to the extreme.