英文摘要 |
This paper explores the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in a local church of the Pinuyumayan (Puyuma) people of eastern Taiwan which has caused disputes among believers and resulted in an internal schism by traceing its develop from the mid-1990s and focusing on why the Holy Spirit Renaissance resulted in such unexpected consequences. I argue two significant intertwining factors led to the church's schism. The first, which might be common among Catholic churches, is that the members of the movement highlighted the individual's holy grace and challenged the authority of the Church bureaucracy. Secondly, the situation further deteriorated due to the members' lack of respect forthe Catholic elders, a social ethic for the Pinuyumayan people. They even abandoned ancestral tablets that had been installed in their households. At first glance, the members of the movement seemingly paid attention only to cultivating their personal spiritual life. However, when sharing their personal experiences and feelings during weekly prayer meetings, we see rather that they were trying to constitute a new life with their families and fellows. In this sense, the movement demonstrates how they sought to redefine the relationship between personal spiritual life and community involvement, the individual and the collective, the sacred and the profane, as well as religion and culture, in an attempt to balance personal concerns and community sociality in contemporary life. |