文化与人性,皆由人类在漫长的历史进程中建构而来,二者在人类生存实践中构成了一种相辅相成的互动关系。作为中西文化的两大基干,儒家与基督宗教分别对中西人性产生了重要塑造作用。从两家女性伦理所呈现的人性差异看:儒家是“屈妻而伸母”,张扬了女性的“母性”面而压抑了“妻性”面,体现了父系家庭伦理的纵贯性特征;基督宗教“疏母而伸妻”,张扬了女性的“妻性”面而压抑了“母性”,体现了人神“两个世界”下的平等性特征。这种“母性”与“妻性”彼此消长,造成了东、西方女性不同的生活方式、价值取向和生命体验,无疑是人性与文化互动的一种具体表现。这种人性差异,分别是儒、耶两家伦理体系中的重要一环,它们各有其漫长而复杂的历史文化因缘。追本溯源,儒家是农业文明大背景下宗法父权制、孝道伦理等多种因素结合的现世伦理，基督宗教则是基于上帝一神论信仰的宗教伦理。

Culture and human nature are constructs developed by humanity throughout the lengthy course of history, establishing a complementary and interactive relationship within human existential practices. As principal pillars of Eastern and western cultures, Confucianism and Christianity have significantly shaped their respective civilizations, concepts of human nature. Analyzing the portrayal of human nature through these tow traditions reveals a dichotomy: Confucianism emphasizes“Maternality”over“spousality”,enhancing the maternal aspect of women while suppressing their role as spouses. This reflects the pervasive characteristics of patrilineal family ethics. Conversely, Christianity promotes“spousality”at“the expense of“maternity,”highlighting an egalitarian trait under the dualistic world "of man and God. The fluctuating prominence between“Maternality”and“spousality”manifests distinct lifestyles, value orientations, and life experiences among Eastern and western women,undeniably exemplifying the interaction between human nature and culture.These differences in the conceptions of human nature are integral to the ethical systems of confucianism and christianity,each rooted in a complex historical and cultural background.In the sense of tracing back to the source,confucianism is in the agrarian civilization,s patrilineal and filial ethics,and christianity is in the monotheistic religious ethics of God.