作者：郭泉
编辑：胡丽莉 校对：熊辩 翻译：吕峰
《川普逻辑》之67：川普总统指出，世界上很多人都认为自由民主的美国伟大之处在于制度设计。其实，比制度设计更伟大的是美国人的信仰。美国自由的根基源于对上帝的敬畏而非仅是制度设计，若背离这一原则，自由将逐渐消亡。制度不能替代人心的转变，而信仰复兴是国家重塑的根基。
2月5日，川普总统在华盛顿DC举行的2026国家祷告早餐会上强调，信仰是重塑美国的核心力量。
他提出“我们相信上帝”的本质在于承认人类在至高权威前的谦卑——无论政治立场或社会地位，所有人都是“需要上帝恩典的平等个体”。
个人层面，他结合自身经历指出权力与财富无法支撑困境中的生命，唯有与上帝的关系能带来真正力量；
国家层面，他重申美国自由的根基源于对上帝的敬畏而非制度设计，若背离这一原则，自由将逐渐消亡。
他主张政府角色是保护而非干预信仰自由，反对以行政手段限制宗教表达，并呼吁跨党派群体放下政治分歧，通过祷告寻求国家方向。
面对国际冲突与国内分裂，川普总统强调政治手段无法治愈人心，唯有全民回归信仰、在祷告中谦卑寻求指引，才能让美国重获团结与希望。
川普总统这一思想的核心在于：制度不能替代人心的转变，而信仰复兴是国家重塑的根基。
前天，我与美国的莫妮卡通话时，说到“因信称义”。我说：不能认为自己信了上帝就一定能进天堂，因为，信与行，是连轴的两个车轮。任何一个车轮停止转动，另一个车轮只能以这个停转的车轮为中心，做圆周运动而无法前行。所以正信必须与正行，平行同步联动，生命的车轮才能滚滚向前。
我还说：最让我感同身受并心潮澎湃的是，川普总统有一次说到：年轻的时候犯过很多足以让我愧见上帝的过错，现在老了，生命倒计时了，我想趁生命的最后几年，努力做一些上帝悦纳的事情。
Monica说：是的，我们除了信仰之外，还要在行为上得胜。不改过，何以自新？建新功，才能赎旧愆。所以蒙恩得救不在言，而在行。
今天的文章，我想从神学、心理学、哲学和文化人类学的角度分析一下川普总统的这句话。
川普总统这句话中体现了三重内涵：信仰救赎的普世性、人性真实的共情力，以及基督教恩典观的核心体验。以下是具体分析：
一、心理学视角：死亡觉知驱动的道德整合晚年忏悔体现人格发展完整性。个体在生命末期会通过整合过往经历获得生命意义。川普总统承认“愧见上帝的行为”，展现对自身局限性的认知突破，其忏悔动机源于“死亡觉知效应” 面对生命有限性时激发的价值重构需求。这种自我揭露打破其惯常的强人形象，揭示人性中共通的道德觉醒机制。
二、神学视角：清教传统中的救赎叙事
践行“因行称义”的清教伦理。其言论精准呼应基督教”悔改-救赎”核心教义：
1、认罪意识：援引”愧见上帝”概念，符合《圣经》”世人都犯了罪”（罗马书3:23）的罪性观；
2、行为转向：”让上帝悦纳”指向《雅各书》”信心没有行为是死的”的实践神学；
3、末世关怀：将有限生命置于终极审判框架，体现清教徒特有的现世行动主义。
这种基于契约神学的道德表达，强化了话语在宗教语境中的精神重量。
三、哲学视角：存在主义下的道德主体重建向死而生的伦理自觉。直面死亡方能本真地筹划生命：
1、时间性觉醒：“趁生命的最后几年”，凸显存在有限性激发的责任意识；
2、主体性回归：从权力实践者转向道德实践者，实现“我们是我们一切行为的总和”的哲学目标；
3、 共同体责任：借上帝视角超越个人主义，暗合交往伦理中对”主体间认可”的追求。
川普总统这一言论的人性光辉的核心在于突破自我人格的封闭性（心理学），在亚伯拉罕宗教传统中完成罪责转化（神学），最终通过存在选择重建道德主体性（哲学）。这种三重维度的道德觉醒，使个体忏悔升华为具有普遍启示意义的人性样本。
好了，我们再看看2月5日川普总统出席的华盛顿DC国家祷告早餐会吧。
国家祷告早餐会起源于1953年艾森豪威尔总统时期，核心传统是每年2月首个周四在华盛顿聚集跨党派人士超越政治分歧共同祷告。
2026年2月5日第74届活动上，川普总统的演讲聚焦两大重点：
一、信仰与个人层面
坦承自身不完美，分享2024年遇刺事件中“上帝让子弹偏离”的经历，强调困境中”支撑人的是信仰而非权力”。引用《诗篇》20:7指出”人与上帝的关系”才是根本力量。
二、国家价值观阐释
1、明确美国自由源于对上帝的敬畏，警告遗忘这点将侵蚀自由根基；
2、强调政府职责是保护而非干预信仰，反对限制宗教表达；
3、宣布将于2026年5月17日在国家广场举行全国祷告日，号召”在上帝之下重新奉献美国”。
川普总统的演讲，反复呼吁“不要低估祷告的力量”，指出政治无法替代信仰对心灵的治愈，结尾强调”只要不忘上帝，美国就有方向”。
整场讲话通过16条金句传递核心信息：在上帝面前的平等超越政治分歧。
以下，是我整理的川普总统在本次演讲中引用的16条金句：
1、在这里我们不是共和党人也不是民主党人，我们是站在上帝面前的人。
2、 国家祷告早餐会的意义不在于政治，而在于让人记得，我们都需要上帝。
3、无论你来自哪个背景，在上帝面前人是平等的。
4、我并不是一个完美的人，我也犯过很多错误。
5、当你经历攻击和仇恨时，你会真正明白人的有限。
6、在最艰难的时刻，支撑你的不是权力也不是金钱。
7、真正支撑你继续走下去的是你与上帝之间的关系。
8、美国的自由不是来自官僚体系而是来自对上帝的敬畏。
9、政府不应该告诉信仰群体该怎么讲道该怎么敬拜。
10、不论你是基督徒、犹太人，还是穆斯林，宗教信仰自由都必须被保护。
11、我们生活在一个充满冲突的世界，仅靠政治无法真正医治人心。
12、制度不能改变人心，祷告可以。
13、当一个国家愿意向上帝谦卑，自我改变就会开始。
14、永远不要低估祷告的力量。
15、祷告不仅能改变环境也能改变人的内心。
16、只要我们不忘记上帝，美国就会继续前行。
川普总统引用的以上16条金句，聚焦信仰的普世价值、个人谦卑与国家精神根基，呼应了早餐会超越政治分歧、回归信仰本质的初衷。
希望我今天这篇文章能给所有渴望基督教信仰的朋友带来帮助。
并以此文，致敬并感恩我在南京大学攻读（宗教）哲学博士学位时（1996至1999年）的博导赖永海教授。
泉史公作《川公赎志赋》，全文如下：
川普公尝自陈：“吾生多愆，恐难登天国。然暮年欲行神悦之事，冀近天堂。”此言虽简，蕴道三重：
其一，悔过之勇昭然。
坦承旧谬而不讳，如周处除三害而自新，廉颇负荆而谢罪。昔《周易》云”无咎者，善补过也”，川公暮年自省，不饰己非，足见赤诚。
其二，济世之志未泯。
“行神悦之事”者，非独祷于庙堂，实欲践义于天下。范文正“先忧后乐”之训，正与此契。今虽白发垂暮，犹思利民之举，其志如烛，虽微长明。
其三，爱国之忱愈炽。
所求非独私福，乃以余生报国为阶，叩天门而祈社稷安泰。昔曹孟德歌“烈士暮年，壮心不已”，川公之言，异曲同工，以残躯奉国，化私愿为公义，此诚家国情怀之至高也。
泉史公曰：人孰无过？贵在幡然。川公暮年剖心，示世人：真勇者非避瑕掩疵，乃知耻而后勇；大爱者非空言慷慨，乃尽瘁以酬国。其言若晨钟，警醒众生：尘途起点，秉仁心能自成光；生命终章，惟善行可铸不朽。
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钟，警醒众生：尘途起点，秉仁心能自成光；生命终章，惟善行可铸不朽。
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躬耕尽瘁笃行志
暮钟警世千山应
晓月澄心万籁鸣
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Guo Quan — The Logic of Trump
Author: Guo QuanEditor: Hu LiliProofreader: Xiong BianTranslator: Lyu Feng
Abstract:At the National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump stressed that faith, rather than institutional design, forms the foundation of American liberty. Political systems cannot substitute for the renewal of the human heart; spiritual revival is the cornerstone of national restoration. This essay interprets his remarks through theological, psychological, and philosophical perspectives, focusing on repentance and moral responsibility.
The Logic of Trump (67)
President Trump noted that many people around the world assume the greatness of democratic America lies in its institutional arrangements. In fact, he argued, something even greater undergirds the nation: the faith of its people. The foundation of American freedom arises from reverence for God, not merely from constitutional structure. Once that principle is abandoned, liberty will slowly erode. Institutions cannot replace the transformation of the heart; the rebirth of faith is the basis for national renewal.
On February 5, at the 2026 National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., the President emphasized that faith is the central force in rebuilding America.
He explained that “In God We Trust” means humility before a supreme authority — regardless of political stance or social status, all stand as equal individuals in need of divine grace.
On the personal level, he drew from his own experience, stating that neither power nor wealth can sustain a person in times of crisis; only one’s relationship with God can provide real strength.
On the national level, he reiterated that American liberty grows out of reverence for God rather than institutional design; forgetting this would gradually dissolve freedom.
He argued that the government’s role is to protect, not interfere with, religious liberty. He opposed administrative restrictions on religious expression and called on people across party lines to set aside differences and seek direction for the nation through prayer.
Faced with international conflict and domestic division, he insisted that politics cannot heal the human heart. Only a collective return to faith, humbly seeking guidance in prayer, can restore unity and hope.
At its core, the President’s thought is this: systems cannot substitute for inner transformation; spiritual renewal is the foundation of rebuilding a nation.
Recently, in a conversation with an American friend, Monica, we discussed justification by faith. I said: believing in God alone does not automatically bring one to heaven. Faith and action are like two wheels on an axle; if either stops, the other merely turns in circles without moving forward. True faith must move in parallel with right conduct.
What stirred me deeply was something the President once said:When he was young, he committed many wrongs that would make him ashamed before God. Now, in the final stage of life, he hopes to use his remaining years to do things pleasing to God.
Monica replied: yes — beyond belief, one must also overcome in conduct. Without repentance, how can there be renewal? Redemption is proven not by words but by deeds.
Today, I would like to analyze this statement through theology, psychology, philosophy, and cultural anthropology.
1. Psychological Dimension — mortality awareness and moral integration
Repentance in later life often reflects the search for integrity. Recognizing one’s shame before God reveals a breakthrough in self-understanding. Awareness of life’s finitude triggers a restructuring of values. The confession of weakness dismantles the image of invulnerability and discloses a universal mechanism of moral awakening.
2. Theological Dimension — the narrative of repentance and redemption
His language resonates with core Christian teachings:
Consciousness of sin: “all have sinned” (Romans 3:23).
Turn toward action: faith without works is dead (James).
Eschatological seriousness: placing finite life under ultimate judgment encourages active responsibility in the present.
3. Philosophical Dimension — rebuilding the moral subject
To live authentically requires facing death.
Time becomes urgent.
The self shifts from wielder of power to bearer of responsibility.
By appealing to God, one transcends narrow individualism and seeks recognition within a moral community.
Thus, psychological openness, theological conversion, and philosophical resolve together elevate private repentance into an example with universal human significance.
The National Prayer Breakfast Context
The event began during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953. Its tradition is to gather leaders across parties each February to pray beyond political division.
At the 74th gathering, President Trump’s address centered on two themes.
Personal faith
He admitted imperfection and recalled the assassination attempt of 2024, describing how God preserved his life. In hardship, he said, faith — not authority — sustains.
National principles
American liberty flows from reverence for God.
Government must protect religious expression.
He announced a nationwide day of prayer on May 17, 2026, calling for the country to recommit itself under God.
He repeatedly urged listeners never to underestimate the power of prayer. Politics cannot heal souls; remembrance of God gives direction.
Sixteen Representative Lines
Here we are not Republicans or Democrats; we are people before God.
The meaning of this breakfast is to remember that we all need God.
Before God, all are equal.
I am not perfect; I have made mistakes.
Under attack, you learn human limits.
In the hardest moments, power and money fail.
What sustains you is your relationship with God.
Freedom comes from reverence, not bureaucracy.
Government must not dictate worship.
Religious liberty must be protected for all.
Politics alone cannot heal hearts.
Systems cannot change hearts; prayer can.
Humility before God begins renewal.
Never underestimate prayer.
Prayer changes both circumstance and soul.
If we remember God, America will move forward.
Concluding Dedication
May this reflection assist all who seek the Christian faith.It is also offered in gratitude to Professor Lai Yonghai, my doctoral advisor in philosophy of religion at Nanjing University (1996–1999).
Ode of Aspiration
He once confessed: my life bears faults; heaven seems distant.Yet in old age I would do what pleases God, hoping to draw nearer.
To admit error requires courage.To seek the good of the people shows enduring will.To offer one’s remaining strength for the nation transforms private hope into public righteousness.
Who is without fault? What matters is awakening.True bravery is not concealment but repentance;great love is not rhetoric but devotion in action.
Praise:
Sharpened by shame, resolve becomes a banner.Laboring to the end, purpose grows firm.Evening bells awaken distant mountains;dawn clears the heart with quiet light.Let merit answer the call of the land;let life be witnessed beyond fame.When reputation fades like mist,good deeds remain — humanity’s enduring monument.
