The Intellectual and Social Crisis in China
The "new thought" movement in China is due to the stimulus derived from Western science. Its center is the University of Peking. Closely allied is the new literary movement, which aims to make the spoken language rather than the classics the medium of education. A new and modern literature...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
1922
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The journal of religion
Year: 1922, Volume: 2, Issue: 3, Pages: 291-302 |
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| Summary: | The "new thought" movement in China is due to the stimulus derived from Western science. Its center is the University of Peking. Closely allied is the new literary movement, which aims to make the spoken language rather than the classics the medium of education. A new and modern literature is thus being produced. It expresses the conception of evolution, and induces a vigorous criticism of the static and conservative Confucian culture. It boldly questions the validity of many established ideals and customs. This critical attitude affects the work of Christian missions. Any appeal to mere dogmatic authority becomes impossible. Christianity must present to critical minds the vital gospel of the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of men; the ideal of the Kingdom of God with its social message; and the Christian conception of self-sacrifice in contrast to the Buddhist doctrine of self-renunciation. |
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| ISSN: | 1549-6538 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/480286 |