Confronting Confucian understandings of the Christian doctrine of salvation : a systematic theological analysis of the basic problems in the Confucian-Christian dialogue / by Paulos Huang.
"This book is a further enhancement of the studies published in my dissertation"--Preface.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-319).

Introduction. Aim ; Sources ; Method ; Previous research ; Motivation ; Structure and notational convention -- The preconditions for the dialogue. The legacy of Matteo Ricci for the Confucian-Christian dialogue ; Confucianism ; The Confucians who have mostly commented on the Christian doctrine of salvation ; The Christian concept of God in Chinese terms -- Confucian ideas of the Saviour in Christianity : the assimilation of God to the Chinese concepts of shangdi and tian. The neo-Confucian ideas of the assimilation; Cultural nationalist Confucian ideas of the assimilation; Modern Confucian ideas of the assimilation -- Confucian ideas of the object of salvation in Christianity : created humanity and its status. Human beings as part of creation; The status of human beings -- Confucian ideas of the means of salvation in Christianity. The existence of transcendence in Confucianism; The transcendece of the Christian God and that of the Chinese heaven; The superiority of the internal transcendence to the external transcendence -- Basic problems in the Confucian-Christian dialogue. The hidden differences between Confucian and Christian ways of thinking; Four obstacles in the Confucian-Christian dialogue; Affirmative elements in the Confucian-Christian dialogue.

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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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"Heaven as the Deus : Confucian religiosity and the Confucian-Christian dialogue since the late Ming" / Xiao Qinghe

Published in the Journal of the Study on Religion and History No. 1

Abstract:

The religiously characterized concepts of Heaven (天) and Shangdi (上帝) found in pre-Qin Confucian classics served as the foundation for Confucian-Christian dialogue during the late Ming period. The Confucian understanding of “Heaven”varied across different historical eras. In the pre-Qin period, expressions such as duiyue(对越), linge(临格), zhaoshi(昭事), and shitian(事天) all possessed distinctly religious features. However, by the time of the Song Confucians, religious interpretations of “Heaven”were notably weakened. It was not until the late Ming, with the introduction of Catholicism, that the literati began to revive or reinforce Confucian religiosity, emphasizing Heaven’s function in reward and punishment. Missionaries, for their part, equated the Confucian concept of Heaven with the Christian God. Under the shared theme of “reverence for Heaven,”both East and West, Confucianism and Christianity, engaged in dialogue and exchange through the approach of “one Heaven, different interpretations”(一天各表). The interpretative ambiguity, pluralism, and openness inherent in the Confucian classics made such Confucian-Christian dialogue possible. However, as the Chinese Rites Controversy unfolded, these interpretive possibilities collapsed. The “one Heaven, different interpretations” approach exemplifying the Confucian-Christian dialogue of the Ming and Qing periods offers valuable insights for contemporary discussions onthe Sinicization of Christianity and inter-civilizational exchange.