Confucianism and Catholicism : reinvigorating the dialogue / edited by Michael R. Slater, Erin M. Cline, and Philip J. Ivanhoe.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : reinviogorating the dialogue between Confucianism and Catholicism Part 1: Historical contexts : China, Vietnam, Korea, and Japan. The Aristotelian concept of substance introduced by early Jesuit missionaries to China and its problems in encountering Confucianism / Vincent Shen -- When Christian devotion meets Confucian piety : the teaching of the " Three Fatherhoods" in premodern Vietnam / Anh Q. Tan, S.J. -- The Zhongyong through a theistic lens : Tasan Chŏng Yagyong on how to be moral / Donald L. Baker -- Confucianism and Catholicism in mid-twentieth-century Japan / Kevin M. Doak -- Part 2: Comparative theology and philosophy. Mengzi, Xunzi, Augustine, and John Chrysostom on childhood moral cultivation / Xueying Wang -- Natural law in Mencius and Aquinas / Richard Kim -- Reimagining Confucianism with Ignatius of Loyola / Erin M. Cline -- "Exemplar Reasoning" as a tool for constructive conversation between Confucians and Catholics / Victoria S. Harrison -- Understandings of human failures to flourish in Catholicism and Confucianism / Lee H. Yearley -- Concluding reflections : Confucian and Catholic conceptions of the virtues / Philip J. Ivanhoe.

"Confucianism and Catholicism are among the most influential religious traditions and share a long and intricate relationship. Beginning with the work of Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), the nature of this relationship has sometimes generated great debate, which is still alive today. The ten essays in this volume continue and advance this long conversation. Written by specialists in both traditions, the essays are organized into two groups. Those in the first group focus primarily on the historical and cultural contexts in which Confucianism and Catholicism encountered one another in the four major Confucian cultures of East Asia (China, Vietnam, Korea, and Japan). These essays seek to understand specific figures, texts, and issues in light of those broader contexts. The essays in the second part offer comparative and constructive studies of specific figures, texts, and issues in the Confucian and Catholic traditions from both theological and philosophical perspectives. By bringing these historical and constructive perspectives together, this volume seeks not only to understand the past dialogue between these traditions, but also to renew and reinvigorate the conversation between them today. In light of the unprecedented expansion of Eastern Asian influence in recent decades, and considering the myriad of challenges and new opportunities faced by both the Confucian and Catholic traditions in a world that is rapidly becoming globalized, this volume could not be more timely. Confucianism and Catholicism: Reinvigorating the Dialogue will be of interest to professional theologians, historians, and scholars of religion, as well as those who work in interreligious dialogue"-- Provided by publisher.

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