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托斯丹·凡勃伦：有闲阶级论·摘录 139
托斯丹·凡勃伦《有闲阶级论》· The Theory of the Leisure Class · 投资
The case of the lower or doubtful leisure class in America--the middle class commonly so called--is somewhat peculiar. It differs in respect of its devotional life from its European counterpart, but it differs in degree and method rather than in substance. The churches still have the pecuniary support of this class; although the creeds to which the class adheres with the greatest facility are relatively poor in anthropomorphic content. At the same time the effective middle-class congregation tends, in many cases, more or less remotely perhaps, to become a congregation of women and minors. There is an appreciable lack of devotional fervor among the adult males of the middle class, although to a considerable extent there survives among them a certain complacent, reputable assent to the outlines of the accredited creed under which they were born. Their everyday life is carried on in a more or less close contact with the industrial process.
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定位：Excerpt 139 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
美国的中产阶层，也就是凡勃伦所说的“低层或可疑的有闲阶级”，在宗教生活上跟欧洲同类不一样，但只是程度和方法不同，实质差不多。他们仍然出钱支持教会，只是信奉的教义里“拟人化”的神的成分比较少。实际去教堂的中产会众，往往渐渐变成以妇女和未成年人为主。成年男性对宗教的热情明显不高，不过他们大多还是对自己从小接受的信仰框架抱着一种自满而体面的认同。原因在于他们的日常生活跟工业生产过程接触得比较紧密，心思更多放在实际事务上。所以看一个阶层的宗教表现，不能只看它捐了多少钱，还要看谁真正在场、谁只是名义上认同。
上下文
凡勃伦《有闲阶级论》讨论宗教与阶级关系的一节，分析美国中产阶层与欧洲中产在宗教生活上的差异。
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