From trustworthiness to secular beliefs : : changing concepts of xin from traditional to modern Chinese / / edited by Philip Clart, Christian Meyer.

"What does the Chinese term xin mean? How does it relate to the concept of faith in a Western sense? How far does it still denote "being trustworthy" in its ancient Confucian sense? When did major shifts occur in its long history of semantics that allowed later Christian missionaries...

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Superior document:Religion in Chinese societies ; Volume 19
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : BRILL,, 2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Series:Religion in Chinese societies ; Volume 19.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • An Overview: A Short Genealogy of Faith in the Western History of Philosophy and Theology and a Chinese Perspective / Jiang Manke
  • From Trust in the Buddha to the Belief in the One God-xin as a Buddhist, Manichaean and Christian Concept in Early Medieval China / Max Deeg
  • Xin in the Discourse on Conversion among Tzuchians in Shanghai / Huang Weishan.