Confucianism and spiritual traditions in modern China and beyond / / edited by Fenggang Yang and Joseph B. Tamney.

• Superior document: Religion in Chinese societies ; v. 3
• TeilnehmendeR: Yang, Fenggang.; Tamney, Joseph B.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Religion in Chinese societies ; v. 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (376 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Confucianism is reviving in China and spreading in America. The past and present interactions between the revived Confucianism and Daoism, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity will likely shape the cultural and political developments in Chinese societies of mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, et cetera, and will have global implications in the globalizing world. In addition to the philosophical and theological articulations of Confucianism and other spiritual traditions, this volume includes empirical studies of and analytical reflections on the spiritual traditions in Chinese societies by historians, sociologists, and anthropologists. It is a collection of articles by the best minds in China and the West, and the top experts in multiple disciplines. Collectively, the volume provides an assessment of the present situation and points to the possibilities of future development of Confucianism and other spiritual traditions in modern China and beyond.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Nationalism, Globalization, and Chinese Traditions in the Twenty-First Century / Joseph B. Tamney† and Fenggang Yang -- A Study of the Renaissance of Traditional Confucian Culture in Contemporary China / Kang Xiaoguang -- Confucian Spirituality in Contemporary China / Tu Weiming -- The Resilience of Confucianism in Chinese Societies / Joseph B. Tamney† -- From Beijing to Boston: The Future Contributions of the Globalization of New Confucianism / John Berthrong -- The Daoist Encounter with Modernity: Some Issues in the History and Sociology of Daoism in the Modern Era / David A. Palmer and Xun Liu -- The Modern Significance of Some Basic Concepts in Chinese Buddhism / Fang Litian -- Indigenization of Imported Religions in China: The Case of Islam and the Hui People / Jian Zhixiang and Ma Rong -- Protestantism in Modern China as “Foreign Religion” and “Chinese Religion”: Autonomy, Independence, and the Constraints of Foreign Hegemony / Daniel H. Bays -- Confucianism, Christianity, and Religious Freedom: Debates in the Transformation Period of Modern China (1900–1920's) / 'Liu Yi -- Spiritual Accomplishment in Confucianism and Spiritual Transcendence in Christianity / Zhuo Xinping -- Confucian Humaneness (Ren) Across Social Barriers / Robert Cummings Neville -- The Revival of Confucian Rites in Contemporary China / Anna Sun -- Religion, Ritual, and the Public Good in China / Robert P. Weller -- Index.