九一八事变爆发后,日本基督界发表了大量反战和平言论,并在实践上作出中日和解的尝试。但多数人并未认清日本对外战争的非正义性,他们反对的只是战争本身,而非制造战争的日本政府。这种不纯粹的和平言行本质上与真正的和平主义相去甚远,且缺乏稳定性。卢沟桥事变爆发后日本基督教界之所以迅速转向支持侵略,直接诱因固然是日本政府的高压政策和舆论蒙蔽,但更重要的是民族主义语境下日本基督徒的自主选择。这种情形在日本宗教界具有普遍性,反映出战时日本宗教界并未真正清醒。扩大来看,战时日本国内的和平话语需要重新评估。 After the September 18 Incident broke out, the Japanese Christians published a large number of peaceful anti-war remarks and made attempts to reconcile China and Japan in practice. However, most people did not recognize the injustice of Japan’s foreign wars. They opposed only the war itself, not the Japanese government that created the war. Such impure peace and de facto language are far from true pacifism and lack stability. After the Lugouqiao Incident broke out, the Japanese Christians rapidly turned to support the aggression. Although the direct inducement was blinded by the high-pressure policies and public opinion of the Japanese government, what was more important was the independent choice of Japanese Christians in the context of nationalism. This situation is prevalent in Japan’s religious circles, reflecting the fact that wartime Japanese religious circles did not really awake. On an enlarged basis, peace talks in Japan during wartime need to be re-evaluated.