Overview

Confucianism is reviving in China and spreading in America. This multidisciplinary volume includes philosophical and theological articulations of Confucianism and other spiritual traditions for the modern and globalizing world, and empirical studies of and analytical reflections on Confucianism and other traditions in Chinese societies by historians, sociologists, and anthropologists.

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Author:   Fenggang Yang ,  Joseph Tamney
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.715kg
ISBN:  

9789004212398

ISBN 10:   9004212396
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   11 November 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Nationalism, Globalization, and Chinese Traditions in the Twenty-First Century Joseph B. Tamney† and Fenggang Yang Part I: Confucian Revivalism in China and Beyond: Potentials and Realities 1. A Study of the Renaissance of Traditional Confucian Culture in Contemporary China Kang Xiaoguang 2. Confucian Spirituality in Contemporary China Tu Weiming 3. The Resilience of Confucianism in Chinese Societies Joseph B. Tamney † 4. From Beijing to Boston: The Future Contributions of the Globalization of New Confucianism John Berthrong Part II: Confucianism and Religious Diversity: Past, Present and Future 5. The Daoist Encounter with Modernity: Some Issues in the History and Sociology of Daoism in the Modern Era David A. Palmer and Xun Liu 6. The Modern Significance of Some Basic Concepts in Chinese Buddhism Fang Litian 7. Indigenization of Imported Religions in China: The Case of Islam and the Hui People Jian Zhixiang and Ma Rong 8. Protestantism in Modern China as “Foreign Religion” and “Chinese Religion”: Autonomy, Independence, and the Constraints of Foreign Hegemony Daniel H. Bays 9. Confucianism, Christianity and Religious Freedom: Debates in the Transformation Period of Modern China (1900-1920s) Liu Yi 10. Spiritual Accomplishment of Confucianism and Spiritual Transcendence of Christianity Zhuo Xinping Part III: The Social Realities of Ritual: From Exegetic to Analytic 11. Confucian Humaneness (Ren) Across Social Barriers Robert Cummings Neville 12. The Revival of Confucian Rites in Contemporary Mainland China and Taiwan Anna Sun 13. Religion, Ritual and the Public Good in China Robert P. Weller

Reviews

As these broad titles suggest, a large variety of different topics are in fact discussed in this rich volume, which also encompasses extremely different approaches to the study of Chinese religions (philosophy and theology, religious studies, history, and social sciences). Sebastien Billioud, Journal of Chinese Religions Vol. 41/1 (2013)

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Fenggang Yang (PhD in 1997, the Catholic University of America) is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center on Religion and Chinese Society at Purdue University in Indiana. His forthcoming book is Religion in China: Survival and Revival under Communism (Oxford University Press). Joseph B. Tamney (1933-2009) was Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Ball State University. He received his Ph. D. from Cornell University in 1962. He published seventy-seven articles in scientific research journals and nine books on topics including religion, politics, and community.

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