Science and the Confucian Religion of Kang Youwei (1858-1927) : : China Before the Conflict Thesis / / Zhaoyuan Wan.

• Superior document: Ideas, History, and Modern China Series ; Volume 26
• VerfasserIn: Wan, Zhaoyuan, 1978-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill NV,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: Ideas, history, and modern China ; Volume 26.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (290 pages)

WAN Zhaoyuan analyses how Chinese intellectuals conceived of the relationship between 'science' and 'religion' through in-depth examination of the writings of Kang Youwei, a prominent political reformer and radical Confucian thinker, often referred to by his disciples as the ...

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Notes and Abbreviations
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1 Definition of Terms
• 2 Science and Religion
• 3 'Studies of Half Kang'
• 4 Implications
• 5 Chapter Organization
• 1 A New Sage
• 1 Religious Leanings
•  1.1 Classical and Folk Beliefs
•  1.2 Buddhist Inspiration
•  1.3 Knowledge of Christianity
• 2 Scientific Pursuits
•  2.1 The Window of Geography
•  2.2 Book Purchase at Shanghai
•  2.3 Gleaning from Translations
• 3 Enlightenment
•  3.1 Universal Laws
•  3.2 Unity of Shangdi (God)
• 2 The Confucian Luther
• 1 A Memorial to the Throne
•  1.1 Countering Christian Threats
• 2 An Unconventional Teacher
•  2.1 Western Sciences
•  2.2 Chinese Origins
•  2.3 Cosmic Evolution
• 3 Recasting Confucianism
•  3.1 Restoring the Religion of Confucius
•  3.2 Reform and a Confucian Church
• 4 Knowledge Is One
•  4.1 A Three-Tiered System
•  4.2 Harmonizing the Three Religions
•  4.3 A Monistic Philosophy
• 3 The Great Unity
• 1 Confucian Reinterpretation Completed
•  1.1 Confucius as a Divine Teacher
•  1.2 Scientific Notions Appropriated
•  1.3 In the Future World of Datong
• 2 Liang's 'Change of Heart'
•  2.1 Confucianism Not a Religion
•  2.2 Buddhism a Better Choice
• 3 Observations during World Travels
•  3.1 Reflections on Religions
•  3.2 Shendao and Rendao
•  3.3 On Material Reconstruction
• 4 A State Religion
• 1 A 'Titular Monarchical Republic'
• 2 The Confucian Movement
•  2.1 Chen's Presentation
•  2.2 The Confucian Religion Association
•  2.3 The State Religion Campaign
• 3 In the Name of Science
•  3.1 Religion and Superstition
•  3.2 Scientism versus Religion
•  3.3 Looking for Substitutes
• 5 A Celestial Wanderer
• 1 Science versus Metaphysics
• 2 A Lecture Tour to the North
•  2.1 The Confucian Way
•  2.2 The Power of Science
• 3 Celestial Peregrination
•  3.1 Lectures on the Heavens
•  3.2 A Treatise on God
• 4 The Fate of Kang's Skull
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index.