Patungo sa pagiging maka-Diyos [Towards godliness]: how Filipino men use cultural forms of epistemology in the search for truth

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Michael J. Fast
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ABSTRACT This paper highlights the lived religion of Filipino males and examines what constitutes authority for them and how they acquire and shape knowledge about masculinity and religiosity. With more than ten million Filipinos living in diaspora, their voice is at the forefront of dialogues around the world, particularly in religious revitalisation in the Global North. Twenty-three male counterparts from a community in Metro Manila, with an average age of 55 and coming from a variety of religious backgrounds, were consulted to form an ethnography of the particular. My role as a non-Filipino pastor who lives in the community gives me unique access to the lives of these men. Together, we discover that Filipino men have a complex epistemology including consulting the Bible, negotiating with family, asking advice from experts, following the teachings of various religious congregations, and reflecting on matters and drawing their conclusions. These findings help in shaping religious engagement with men around the world because they look at religion not from within the rigidity of a single theological system but from a complex blending of religious beliefs and experiences.
Patungo sa pagiging maka Diyos[走向敬虔]:菲律宾男人如何利用文化形式的认识论来寻找真理
摘要本文重点介绍了菲律宾男性的生活宗教,并考察了什么构成了他们的权威,以及他们是如何获得和塑造关于男性气质和宗教信仰的知识的。由于有1000多万菲律宾人散居海外,他们的声音处于世界各地对话的前沿,特别是在全球北方的宗教复兴方面。来自马尼拉大都会一个社区的23名男性同行,平均年龄55岁,来自各种宗教背景,接受了咨询,形成了一份特定的民族志。作为一名居住在社区的非菲律宾牧师,我的角色使我能够独特地了解这些人的生活。我们一起发现,菲律宾男人有一个复杂的认识论,包括查阅《圣经》、与家人谈判、向专家征求建议、遵循各种宗教团体的教义、反思问题并得出结论。这些发现有助于塑造与世界各地男性的宗教接触,因为他们不是从单一神学体系的僵化中看待宗教,而是从宗教信仰和经历的复杂融合中看待宗教。
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