A Study concerning the Cultivation of Religious Sentiment (Part 2): considerations on the Proper Human Perspective and Conceptual Image of Humans in Regard to Health and Medical Care

Three years have passed since I have begun to reflect on the cultivation of religious sentiment. Religious education and religious sentiment are correlated in several ways. In this article, the word "religious" includes religion, ethics, norm and life value. I have considered the historical and social background of the attitude of Japanese people interested in religion. Our life is divided two parts: real life and vertical one. This creates unease in the human mind. I would like to present here some issues regarding the problems and prospects of religious education or religious sentiment in the coming 21st century. Since around 1970, increasing number of people have been hoping for some forms of new spirituality different from traditional religion. I must first of all form and build a curriculum for religious sentiment