Christianity and Confucianism: Culture, Faith and Politics

Christianity and Confucianism a dialogue between traditions. As the world reckons with China's rise and China reflects on her global future, this new cross-cultural study examines key themes shaping the faith and practice of modern China and a culturally Christianized world. This generous introduction to biblical Christianity and the Confucian classics, this volume is a modern re-working of an ancient conversation. Christopher Hancock expounds texts that have shaped quite different - but not necessarily incompatible - cultures and traditions. He compares and contrasts Christianity and Confucianism through a study of eight major themes.
Westerners struggling to understand China's 'otherness' will be find texts and ideas shaping the cultural mind and ritual practice of tens of millions of Confucianized Chinese. Crucially, here is a peaceable word to the hopelessly suspicious in a culturally-violent world.