Ukusebenzisana Kwezinkolo Ezihlangene: Isimemo Sazo Zonke Izinkolelo
I-Interfaith Cooperation: Isimemo Sazo Zonke Izinkolelo ku-ICERM Radio sisakazwa ngoMgqibelo, Agasti 13, 2016 @ 2 PM Eastern Time (New York).
2016 Summer Lecture Series
Theme: "Ukusebenzisana Kwezinkolo Ezihlangene: Isimemo Sazo Zonke Izinkolelo"
Umfundisi Oyisivakashi: Elizabeth Sink, Department of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
Isiqubulo:
Lesi sifundo sigxile kwenye yalezo zinto ezinkulu esitshelwa ukuthi UNGALINGE sikhulume ngazo engxoxweni enesizotha. Cha, noma kuwunyaka wokhetho, isifundo asikhulumi ngepolitiki, noma imali. U-Elizabeth Sink ukhuluma ngenkolo, ikakhulukazi, ukusebenzisana kwezinkolo. Uqala ngokwabelana ngendaba yakhe kanye neqhaza analo kulo msebenzi. Bese, wabe esebelana ngendlela abafundi bekhempasi yakhe e-Colorado State University abaweqa ngayo ukholo nezinkolelo futhi baguqule izindaba esivame ukuzizwa ngenkolo e-US America.
Okulotshiweyo Kwesifundo
Isihloko sami namuhla singenye yezinto ezinkulu esitshelwa ukuthi UNGALINGE sikhulume ngazo engxoxweni enesizotha. Cha, noma kuwunyaka wokhetho, ngeke ngigxile kwezombusazwe, noma imali. Futhi nakuba kungase kujabulise kakhulu, ngeke kube ubulili futhi. Namuhla, ngizokhuluma ngenkolo, ikakhulukazi, ukusebenzisana kwezinkolo. Ngizoqala ngokwabelana ngendaba yami kanye neqhaza lomuntu siqu enginalo kulo msebenzi. Bese, ngizokwabelana ngokuthi abafundi bekhempasi yami e-Colorado State University beqa kanjani ngesibindi imigqa yenkolelo nezinkolelo futhi bashintsha izindaba esivame ukuzizwa ngenkolo e-US America.
Empilweni yami, ngiye ngaba nezinto eziningi ezibonakala ziphikisana, ezingokwenkolo. Ngokufingqa kafushane ngangokunokwenzeka: kwaze kwaba yilapho ngineminyaka engu-8 ubudala, ngangingenayo inhlangano, ngathonywa ama-donuts amakhulu esontweni lomngane wami. Ngasheshe nganquma ukuthi isonto yinto yami. Ngakhangwa amaqembu abantu abacula ndawonye, amasiko ahlangene, futhi abazama ngobuqotho ukwenza umhlaba ube indawo engcono. Ngaba umKristu oshisekayo, ngase ngiba umKatolika ngokukhethekile. Bonke ubunjalo bami bomphakathi babusekelwe ebuKristwini bami. Ngangiya izikhathi eziningana ngesonto, ngisize ekuqaleni iqembu lentsha yasesikoleni esiphakeme kanye nontanga yami, futhi sisize umphakathi wethu ezinhlelweni ezihlukahlukene zenkonzo. Izinto ezinhle. Kodwa lapha yilapho uhambo lwami olungokomoya lwaqala khona ukuthatha inguquko embi kakhulu.
Iminyaka eminingi, ngakhetha ukunamathela enkambisweni yokulandela izinto eziyisisekelo. Ngokushesha ngaqala ukuhawukela abangewona amaKristu: ngizishaya indiva izinkolelo zabo futhi ezimweni eziningi ngizama ukubaguqula ngokuqondile - ukuze ngibasindise kubo. Ngeshwa, nganconywa futhi ngavuzwa ngokuziphatha okunjalo, (futhi ngiyizibulo), ngakho lokhu kwaqinisa ukuzimisela kwami kuphela. Eminyakeni embalwa kamuva, phakathi nohambo lokuqeqeshwa enkonzweni yentsha, ngathola ulwazi olujulile lokuyeka ukuguquka, njengoba ngaqaphela ukuthi ngibe ngumuntu onomqondo omncane futhi onenhliziyo encane. Ngazizwa ngilimele futhi ngididekile, futhi ngilandela umkhondo omkhulu wempilo, ngaqala ukusola inkolo ngokulimala kwami kanye nabo bonke ububi obusemhlabeni.
Ngemva kweminyaka eyishumi ngiyishiyile inkolo, ngigijima futhi ngiklabalasa, ngazithola sengihalela “isonto” futhi. Leli kwakuyiphilisi elincane elimangelengele ukuba ngiligwinye ikakhulukazi njengoba ngizibone njengomuntu ongakholelwa kuNkulunkulu. Khuluma mayelana ne-cognitive dissonance! Ngithole ukuthi bengifuna into engangikhangwe yiyo ekuqaleni ngineminyaka eyi-8 - iqembu elinethemba lokuhle labantu abafuna ukwenza umhlaba ube indawo engcono.
Ngakho-ke eminyakeni engamashumi amathathu ngemva kokuba ngidle idonathi yami yokuqala yesonto futhi ngihamba ohambweni oluyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu olungokomoya kuze kube manje - okwamanje ngizikhomba njenge-Humanist. Ngiyaqinisa isibopho somuntu sokuphila impilo enenjongo nelungile ekwazi ukwengeza okuhle esintwini, ngaphandle kokucabanga kukaNkulunkulu. Empeleni, lokhu kuyafana nomuntu ongakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu, kodwa kunesibopho sokuziphatha esiphonswe phakathi.
Futhi, kholwa noma ungakholwa, ngisonta futhi, kodwa “isonto” libukeka ngokwehlukile manje. Ngithole ikhaya elisha likamoya eSontweni Lama-Unitarian Universalist, lapho ngisonta khona eduze kweqembu labantu abazikhethela ukuthi “abalulama ngokwenkolo,” amaBuddha, abangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu, amaKristu azelwe ngokusha, amaPagani, amaJuda, ama-agnostic, njll. engaboshiwe yizivumokholo, kodwa ngezindinganiso nezenzo.
Isizathu sokuthi ngabelane nawe ngendaba yami yingoba ukuchitha isikhathi kukho konke lokhu bunikazi obuhlukene kungigqugquzele ukuthi ngiqale uhlelo lokubambisana kwezinkolo ezahlukene enyuvesi yami.
Indaba yami leyo. Kunesifundo - Inkolo ihlanganisa izinto ezinhle kakhulu nezibi kakhulu zobuntu - futhi ubudlelwano bethu, futhi ikakhulukazi ubudlelwano bethu kuzo zonke izigaba zenkolo obutshekisela isikali kokuhle. Uma iqhathaniswa nezinye izizwe ezithuthukile, i-US ingenye yezenkolo kakhulu - ama-60% aseMelika athi inkolo yawo ibaluleke kakhulu kubo. Abantu abaningi bezenkolo batshale imali ngobuqotho ekwenzeni umhlaba ube indawo engcono. Eqinisweni, ingxenye yokuzinikela nokupha abantu baseMelika isekelwe ngokwenkolo. Ngeshwa, abaningi bethu baye babhekana nenkolo njengecindezela futhi ihlukumeza. Ngokomlando, inkolo ibisetshenziswa ngezindlela ezesabekayo ukuze kutholwe abantu kuwo wonke amasiko.
Esikubona kwenzeka njengamanje e-US wukushintsha nokukhula kwegebe (ikakhulukazi kwezombusazwe) phakathi kwalabo abazibheka njengabangokwenkolo, nalabo abangakholwa. Ngenxa yalokho, kukhona ukuthambekela, ukusola olunye uhlangothi, ukuqhubekisela phambili ukucwasana komunye nomunye, nokuzihlukanisa komunye nomunye, okwandisa ukuhlukana. Lesi isifinyezo senkathi yethu yamanje futhi AKUSILO uhlelo oluholela ekusaseni elinempilo.
Manje ngingathanda ukugxilisa ukunaka kwethu, isikhashana, ohlangothini “OLUNYE” lwalokho kuhlukana, futhi ngikwethule ngezibalo zenkolo ezikhula ngokushesha eMelika. Lesi sigaba sivame ukubizwa ngokuthi "Okomoya-Kodwa-Okungekona-inkolo, "okungaxhunywanga," noma "Akekho," uhlobo lwegama elibambayo elihlanganisa, ama-agnostic, abangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu, abantu abakholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona, ama-humanists, imimoya, amaPagan, nalabo abathi "akukho lutho ngokukhethekile.” “I-1/5th yabantu baseMelika engahlangene, kanye ne-1/3rd yabantu abadala abangaphansi kweminyaka engama-30, abahlangene ngokwenkolo, iphesenti eliphakeme kakhulu elake laphawulwa emlandweni we-Pew Research.
Njengamanje, cishe ama-70% abantu baseMelika baseMelika baziveza njengamaKristu, futhi ngisanda kubalula cishe ama-20% akhomba “njengabangahlangene.” Omunye u-10% uhlanganisa labo abazibiza ngamaJuda, amaSulumane, amaBuddha, amaHindu nabanye. Kukhona ukucwasa phakathi kwalezi zigaba, futhi ngokuvamile kusenza singakholelwa ukuthi kukhona esifana ngakho. Ngingakhuluma nalokhu mathupha. Lapho ngilungiselela le nkulumo, lapho “ngangizoziveza khona ngokwenkolo” njengomuntu ongeyena umKristu, ngabhekana nalezi zinhlamba. Ngazizwa nginamahloni ngokushintsha ukwethembeka kwami, futhi manje sengibalwa phakathi kwalabo engake ngabaphikisa, ngabadabukela, futhi ngabaxhashazwa ngokuqondile. Ngaba nokwesaba ukuthi umndeni wami nomphakathi engakhulela kuwo uzodumazeka kimi futhi ngesaba ukuthi ngizolahlekelwa ukwethembeka phakathi kwabangane bami benkolo eyengeziwe. Futhi ekubhekaneni nale mizwa, manje sengiyabona ukuthi ngihlala ngiphonsa kanjani intshiseko eyengeziwe kuyo yonke imizamo yami yokuxuba izinkolo, ukuze kuthi lapho/uma ningathola ngobunjalo bami, nikubheke ngomusa, ngenxa yawo wonke umsebenzi omuhle engiwenzayo. yenza. (Ngingu-1st uzelwe, ungasho)?
Bengingaqondile ukuthi le nkulumo iphenduke mina “ngizikhiphe ngokwenkolo” mina. Lokhu kuba sengozini kuyethusa. Okuxakayo ukuthi, ngibe ngumfundisi wokukhuluma esidlangalaleni iminyaka engu-12 edlule - ngifundisa ngokunciphisa ukukhathazeka, kodwa nokho ngisezingeni lokulwa noma lokundiza lokusaba khona manje. Kodwa, le mizwa igcizelela ukuthi lo mlayezo ubaluleke kangakanani.
Nomaphi lapho uzithola usemkhakheni womoya, ngikubekela inselele yokuhlonipha izinkolelo zakho futhi uqaphele ukuchema kwakho, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu - musa ukukholelwa kwakho nokuchema kwakho kungakuvimbeli ukuba udlule emigqeni yenkolo futhi uhlanganyele. AKUKHO ezithakazelweni zethu (ngabanye noma iqoqo) UKUHLALA kulesi sikhala sokusolwa nokuzihlukanisa. Ukwakha ubudlelwano nabantu bezinkolelo ezihlukene, ngokwezibalo, kwenza umthelela omuhle kakhulu ekungqubuzaneni okuphulukisayo.
Ngakho-ke ake sibheke ukuthi singaqala kanjani ukuhlanganyela ngenhlonipho.
Empeleni, ukubambisana kwezenkolo / noma izinkolo ezixubile kuncike kumgomo wobuningi bezenkolo. Inhlangano kazwelonke ebizwa ngokuthi i-Interfaith Youth Core, ichaza ubuningi bezenkolo ngokuthi:
- Ukuhlonipha izinkolo ezahlukene zabantu nezingezona ezenkolo,
- Ubudlelwano obukhuthazayo phakathi kwabantu bezizinda ezihlukene,
- kanye nesenzo esivamile sokusizakala.
Ukusebenzisana kwezinkolo ezihlukahlukene kuwumkhuba wokuhlanganisa iNkolo ngobuningi. Ukwamukela imibono eminingi kuvumela ukuthambisa esikhundleni sokuqina kwemibono. Lo msebenzi usifundisa amakhono okudlulela ngalé kokubekezelelana nje, usifundisa ulimi olusha, futhi ngalo siyakwazi ukuguqula izindaba eziphindaphindwayo esizizwa kwabezindaba, zisuke ezingxabanweni ziye ekubambisaneni. Ngiyajabula ukwabelana ngendaba yempumelelo yezinkolo ezahlukene, eyenzeka kukhampasi yami.
Ngingumfundisi wasekolishi emkhakheni weZifundo Zokuxhumana, ngakho ngaya eminyangweni eminingana enyuvesi yami yomphakathi, ngicela ukusekelwa kwesifundo esimayelana nokusebenzisana nezinkolo, ekugcineni, entwasahlobo ka-2015, imiphakathi efunda ngokuphila yasenyuvesi yethu yasamukela isicelo sami. . Kuyangijabulisa ukubika ukuthi amakilasi amabili okuxube izinkolo, abhalise abafundi abangu-25, aqalwe ngekota yokugcina. Ngokukhethekile, abafundi kula makilasi, ahlonzwa ngokuthi ama-Evangelical Christian, Cultural Catholic, “kinda” Mormon, Atheist, Agnostic, Muslim, nabanye abambalwa. Laba bangusawoti womhlaba, abazenzisi.
Ndawonye, sathatha uhambo oluya ezindaweni zokukhulekela zamaSulumane nezamaJuda. Sifunde kuzikhulumi eziyizivakashi ezabelana ngezizabalazo nezinjabulo zazo. Sikhuthaze izikhathi zokuqonda okudingeka kakhulu ngamasiko. Isibonelo, isikhathi sekilasi elilodwa, abangani bami ababili abakhulu beBandla likaJesu Kristu labaNgcwele beziNsuku Zokugcina, bafika futhi baphendula wonke umbuzo owodwa ababewubuzwe yiqembu lami elilangazelela leminyaka engu-19 ubudala. Lokho akusho ukuthi wonke umuntu ushiye igumbi ngokuvumelana, kusho ukuthi sishiye igumbi ngokuqonda kwangempela. Futhi umhlaba udinga okwengeziwe kwalokho.
Abafundi bacabangele imibuzo enzima njengokuthi “Ingabe zonke izinkolo zivumelana nento efanayo?” (Cha!) kanye nokuthi “Siqhubekela kanjani phambili njengoba sisanda kuqonda ukuthi ngeke sikwazi kokubili uqinisile?"
Njengekilasi, sasikhonza futhi. Ngokubambisana namanye amaqembu enkolo yabafundi abambalwa, sikhiphe insizakalo “Yokubonga Ngezinkolo Ezihlangene” ephumelele kakhulu. Ngokusekelwa ngokwezimali koMkhandlu wethu wasendaweni we-Fort Collins Interfaith Council nezinye izinhlangano, abafundi baphekele abantu abangaphezu kuka-160 isidlo sokubonga, esingenagluteni esinezinketho ze-vegan.
Ekupheleni kwesemester, abafundi baphawule:
“...Angikaze ngibone ukuthi baningi abantu abangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu, ngoba ngangingaboni ukuthi abantu abangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu bafana nami. Ngesizathu esixakile, ngacabanga ukuthi umuntu ongakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu uzobukeka njengososayensi ohlanyayo.”
“Ngamangala ukuthi ngithukuthelele engifunda nabo ngezinye zezinto ababekholelwa kuzo…Lena yinto eyakhuluma nami ngoba ngabona ukuthi nganginokuchema kakhulu kunalokho engangikucabanga.”
“Ukuxutshwa kwezinkolo kwangifundisa indlela yokuphila ebhulohweni eliphakathi kwezinkolo ezihlukahlukene hhayi ohlangothini olukude lwenye.”
Ekugcineni, uhlelo luyimpumelelo ngokombono wabafundi nokuphatha; futhi izoqhubeka, ngethemba lokukhula eminyakeni embalwa ezayo.
Ngethemba ukuthi ngiye ngagcizelela namuhla, ukuthi ngokuphambene nenkolelo evamile, inkolo yinto okufanele sikhulume ngayo. Lapho siqala ukuqaphela ukuthi abantu bazo zonke izinkolelo benza konke okusemandleni abo ukuze baphile izimpilo zokuziphatha okuhle, LAPHO indaba ishintsha khona. Singcono ndawonye.
Ngikuphonsela inselelo yokuthi wenze umngane omusha nomuntu onezinkolelo ezingokomoya ezihlukile kunawe futhi sindawonye, siguqule indaba. Futhi ungakhohlwa ama-donuts!
Elizabeth Sink udabuka eMidwest, lapho athweswa khona iziqu ngo-1999 ngeziqu zeBachelor in Interdisciplinary Communication Studies e-Aquinas College, eGrand Rapids, eMichigan. Uphothule izifundo zakhe zeMasters ku-Communication Studies e-Colorado State University ngo-2006 futhi ubelokhu efundisa lapho kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
Umfundaze wakhe wamanje, ukufundisa, uhlelo nokuthuthukiswa kwekharikhulamu kubheka isimo sethu samanje sezamasiko/lenhlalo/ipolitiki futhi kuthuthukiswe izindlela eziqhubekayo zokuxhumana phakathi kwabantu abahlukene bezenkolo/abangebona abenkolo. Unentshisekelo ezindleleni imfundo ephakeme ezisekelwe emphakathini ezithinta ngayo isisusa sabafundi sokuzibandakanya emiphakathini yabo, imibono mayelana nemibono yabo echemile kanye/noma ehlukanisiwe, ukuqonda ukukwazi ukusebenza ngempumelelo, kanye nezinqubo zokucabanga ezijulile.
