UID:
almahu_9949386428702882
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 209 pages).
ISBN:
1000264351
,
9781000264234
,
1000264238
,
9781000264296
,
1000264297
,
9780429342448
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0429342446
,
9781000264357
Series Statement:
Studies in world Christianity and interreligious relations
Content:
This book reflects on three broad themes of Confucian-Christian relations to assist in the appreciation of the church's theology of mission. While the themes of this volume are theological in orientation, the dialogue is engaged in from an interdisciplinary approach that prioritises the act of listening. Part I surveys the historical background necessary for an adequate understanding of the contemporary Confucian-Christian dialogues. It examines the history of Confucian-Christian relations, explores the Chinese Rites Controversy, and delineates the contemporary task of indigenizing Christianity by Sino-Christian theologians. Part II compares elements in the Confucian and Christian traditions that exemplify the epitome and fullness of spiritual development. It discusses the Confucian practice of rites (li), interrogates how the noble or exemplary person (junzi) competes, and outlines the Confucian understanding of sageliness (shengren). Lastly, Part III examines different aspects of the church's engagements with the world outside of itself. It advocates for a Confucian-Christian hermeneutic of moral goodness, attends to the Confucian emphasis on moral self-cultivation, proposes that Confucian virtue ethics can shed light on Christian moral living, and offers a Confucian-Christian understanding of care for mother earth. This book is ideally suited to lecturers and students of both Christian studies and Confucian studies, as well as those engaged in mission studies and interfaith studies. It will also be a valuable resource for anyone interested in comparative religious and theological studies on Christianity and Confucianism.
Note:
Part I: Survey and history -- 1. History of Confucian-Christian relations -- 2. Confucian ancestor veneration and the Chinese Rites Controversy -- 3. The faith identity of contemporary Sino-Christian theology -- Part II: Exemplars and excellence -- 4. Contribution of Confucian rites (li) to Christian liturgical life -- 5. Sports and educating to fraternal humanism: how the junzi competes -- 6. Becoming a shengren: a Confucian-Christian appraisal of the sage/saint -- Part III: Missio ad extra -- 7. The transformative mission of God: a Confucian-Christian vision -- 8. Mission as witness: Confucian insights for a church in crisis -- 9. Confucian-Christian dialogue on social ethics and moral living -- 10. Laudato Si and Confucian-Christian dialogue on the ecology.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Chia, Edmund Kee-Fook. Confucianism and Christianity : interreligious fialogue on the theology of mission. Milton : Routledge, 2021 ISBN 9780367358853
Language:
English
Keywords:
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URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429342448
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