臺灣這五年來，由於物質生活的優沃，導致人的價值觀突然產生急遽的改變，社會大眾在一昧的追求物質享受時，卻忽略掉心靈方面的提昇，因而也導致社會風氣的丕變，道德淪喪，人心浮動，所以有鑑之士紛紛發起心台改革運動，而其中最實際的就是在各地一一創立的各個新興教派。本文中的今彰道就是其中的一個新興教派。 今彰道或許在所有的新興宗教上不起眼，但是這一個宗教團體內部有一些現象，卻相當值得探討。例如：今彰道他是承續著由大陸傳來的一貫道的道統而來，照道理其中的組織、儀式、修持觀應該也是和舊有系統一致，但是數十年來該組織隨著在臺灣的發展，逐漸衍生成為家族、宗族把持的模式，其禮節、儀式、修持觀更是隨著時代的改變而有所變化。 本篇論文所要探討的是該組織在臺灣發展時的特色，並且將其現在所遇到的瓶頸加以探討，並思索可能的解決之道。 The material abundance in Taiwan for the past five years has greatly influenced the values of people. While pursuing after material wealth, the importance of the spirit and mind is neglected. Leading to the downfall of the social order, demoralization, and unsettling of the human mind. Those who had realized such changes in the society started the founding of many different spiritual reforms. The most practical of all, is the founding of individual new religions, and “Jin-Jang Tao” is one of them.
“Jin-Jang Tao” may not be as obvious and eye-catching as some of these new religions, but some of the phenomena within this religious group are worth discussing. For example: Jin-Jang Tao inherits the basic meanings of the I-Kuan Tao that passed on to Taiwan from mainland China years ago, and therefore, it’s organizational system, ceremonial style and disciplinal concepts should all be identical to that of the old system. However, the development of such organization in Taiwan throughout the years has gradually evolved into a familial, clan-al form. And its religious manners, ceremonial style and disciplinal concepts further evolved in time along with other changes in the society.
This thesis discusses the distinguishing features of the organization during its development in Taiwan, and further, probes into its difficulties in search of a solution.
