孔子採取「吾從周」的態度，將儒家的宗教性大大弱化，形成了以學術思想體系為主的根本性格。為了回應佛教和道教的挑戰，宋儒朱熹建立了「新儒學」的體系。朱熹重新闡述了「儒教」這一觀念，強化了儒家思想體系的宗教內涵，確立了以信仰、修持、戒律、儀軌、聖典、法系等層面的內涵，使自身具有泛宗教的性格，進而在以後的朝代確立了以儒教為主，以佛、道為輔的統治型態。 本文闡述了下列要點：一、朱熹早年佛儒兼修。二、朱熹棄佛歸儒。三、儒教當時的困境。四、朱熹「理一分殊」的創見及功能。五、朱熹建立儒教的宗教觀。六、朱熹建立了鬼神觀。結論確定朱熹對儒教之建立具有不可磨滅的劃時代的貢獻。

Confucius adopted an attitude “I follow the Chou Civilization”, and weakened the phase of religion, thus made Confucianism a scholarly fundamental character. In order to respond the challenge from Buddhism and Taoism, Ju Si (朱熹) – the Confucianist in Song Dynasty (宋朝) who established the system of “Neo-Confucianism”. Ju Si expounded the idea “Confucianism as a religion”, intensified the contents of religion in Confucian thought, strengthened belief, self-cultivation, commandments, ceremony, sacred canon, Confucian Tao system etc., from that time on, Confucian involved the essence of Pan-Religion, consolidated Confucianism as a prevail thought in government, and Buddhism and Taoism were associated. This thesis elaborated 1. Ju Si studied Confucianism and Buddhism together in his early years. 2. Ju Si abandoned Buddhism and devoted to Confucianism. 3. The problems of Confucianism in that times. 4.Ju Si created an idea “Idea is one, but diversified”. 5. Ju Si consolidated the idea of religion for Confucianism. 6. Ju Si announced the idea of spirit. Concludingly, Ju Si had done splendid devotion to Confucianism for its religion revelation.