Religious diversity in Chinese thought / edited by Perry Schmidt-Leukel and Joachim Gentz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schmidt-Leukel, Perry, editor.

Gentz, Joachim, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural pluralism.

Religion.

History.

China--Religion.

China.

China--Religion--History.

Philosophy, Chinese.

Philosophy, Chinese--History.

Cultural pluralism--China.

Physical Description:

xiii, 262 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

China looks back on a long history of religious diversity. Though not entirely free from conflicts, it was comparatively much more peaceful than the religious history of the West. What were the reasons? Was it a strong control exercised by the ruling authorities? Was it the powerful ideal of harmony extended to the religious realm? Was it a different sense of religious identity? Do we find traces of this heritage in contemporary China, its current politics and its most recent discussions after the liberalization of religions in the 1980s? By discussing implicit as well as explicit views within various Chinese religious traditions on religious co-existence and inter-religious rivalry, this volume offers fresh insights by renowned scholars and specialists in the field. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I The Broader Context

1 Religious Diversity: What Is the Issue? Some General Reflections from the Perspective of the Philosophy of Religion / Perry Schmidt-Leukel Schmidt-Leukel, Perry 17

2 Why Chinese Thought on Religious Diversity Is Important / Judith A. Berling Berling, Judith A. 27

3 China and Religious Diversity: Some Critical Reflections / Gregor Paul Paul, Gregor 39

Part II Perspectives from Premodern China

4 One Dao-Many Ways: Daoist Approaches to Religious Diversity / Livia Kohn Kohn, Livia 53

5 Confucian Approaches to Religious Diversity / Yao Xinzhong Xinzhong, Yao 65

6 Contextualizing Buddhist Approaches to Religious Diversity: When and How Buddhist Intellectuals Address Confucianism and Daoism (3rd-9th c) / Shi Zhiru Zhiru, Shi 81

7 Christian Approaches to Religious Diversity in Premodern China / Mattea Nicolini-Zani Nicolini-Zani, Mattea 99

8 Muslim Approaches to Religious Diversity in China / Sachiko Murata Murata, Sachiko 113

9 Religious Diversity in Three Teachings Discourses / Joachim Gentz Gentz, Joachim 123

10 A Different Kind of Religious Diversity: Ritual Service Providers and Consumers in China / Adam Yuet Chau Chau, Adam Yuet 141

Part III Aspects of the Modern and Contemporary Debate

11 The Transformation of the Concept of Religion in Chinese Modernity / Rebecca Nedostup Nedostup, Rebecca 157

12 Chinese Communist Thought and Practice on Religious Diversity / Robert P. Weller Weller, Robert P. 171

13 "Religious Ecology" as a New Model for the Study of Religious Diversity in China / Philip Clart Clart, Philip 187

14 Does China Need a Pluralist Theory of Religion? / Wang Zhicheng Zhicheng, Wang 201

15 Christian Discourses on Religious Diversity in Contemporary China / Lai Pan-chin Pan-chin, Lai 215

16 House Churches: A Review of the Beijing Shouwang Church Incident / Liu Peng Peng, Liu 231

17 Thinking through Conceptual Problems on Chinese New Religious Groups / Barend ter Haar Haar, Barend ter 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137333193

1137333197

OCLC:

834978685