孔子与儒家英文介绍课堂.pptVIP

Confucius, Confucianism and Christ, Christianity Confucius: Latinized spelling Chinese name: ? Kong Fuzi 孔夫子 ? (Master Kong) ? 551-479 BC titles: The First Holy One, First Teacher, Teacher of the Ten Thousand Generations ? Never lived to see his doctrines put into practice 4/4/2020 A Time of Turmoil ? Zhou Dynasty (1122-253 BC) ? Golden Age - The reign of Yu Wang (780 BC) ? Feudal lords in power, Emperor is empty title “China was no longer one country but a dozen, each potentially the enemy of any other” Jamie Buehler 4/4/2020 Is Confucianism a philosophy, a code of ethics, or a religion? Jamie Buehler Confucianism as a system of ethics ? Moral conduct is the basis of social harmony ? Emphasis on self discipline and education ? Obligation to family – Family as microcosm of the universe – Strict Father vs. Nurturing Parent model Jamie Buehler 4/4/2020 Confucianism as a philosophy ? “Confucianisms root metaphor was and is a concern for the world” Humanity, reciprocity, empathy ? Collective Individual ? Humans are good, but we stray – Education and self- discipline 4/4/2020 Jamie Buehler 4/4/2020 Confucianism as a religion ? Religion = community of people who share beliefs, cultural practices, worship a deity/deities ? “something done with great attention to detail” – Confucian philosophy of self discipline 4/4/2020 Confucianism as a religion ? Confucius was not a god or a prophet ? He did not create these ideas, but merely restored them “As to being a Divine Sage or even a Good Man, far be it from me to make any such claim.” “I am not one of those who have innate knowledge. I am simply one who loves the past and who is diligent in investigating it” 4/4/2020 Confucianism as a religion ? Rituals for all occasions of life – Veneration of ancestors – Meditation ? No initiation or membership ? Heaven is a manifestation of God – The words are interchangeable – Heaven means goodness. To be good is to live in harmony with heaven – Mencius “He