Confucian Spirituality

What "spirituality" can a down-to-earth practical morality like Con- fucianism have? This is the kind of question a Christian may pose, out of ignorance for a foreign system of thought which he or she may associate with humanism without God. This shows the ignorance of the West regarding C...

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Published in:Journal of Dharma
Main Author: Ching, Julia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dharmaram College 1985
In: Journal of Dharma
Further subjects:B Jen as Love
B Meanings of Jen
B Confucian Spirituality
B Confucius the Model
B Spiritual Guidance
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Summary:What "spirituality" can a down-to-earth practical morality like Con- fucianism have? This is the kind of question a Christian may pose, out of ignorance for a foreign system of thought which he or she may associate with humanism without God. This shows the ignorance of the West regarding Confucianism, an ignorance which has not been overcome by four centuries of encounter, starting especially with Jesuit missionaries in China, Matteo Ricci and his confreres. who were the earliest Western interpreters of Confucianism.
ISSN:0253-7222
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma