Father And Son in Confucianism And Christianity

"Confucianism and Christianity are the foundation of Chinese and Western culture. The father-son relation is at the centre of Confucian thinking and the ethical natural relationship is the model for other familial, social and political relationships. The divine father-son relationship between God and Jesus is also at the centre of Christian consideration and likewise is the model of Christian familial, social and political relationships. The particular appeal of this book is to offer a religious and cultural comparative study from this most cardinal and crucial relationship." "To date, scholarship has opined that the Confucian secular father-son relationship established on a consanguineous basis has no comparable aspects with the spiritual based Christian divine father-son relationship. The author provides a compelling argument, backed up by close scriptural and religious readings, to overturn this longstanding perception. In the process, she addresses cultural issues relating to hierarchy, patriarchy, and common values that might bridge the East-West gap in understanding their widely differing political-religious value systems."--Jacket.

Year

2008

Language

English

Publisher

Sussex Academic Pr

Editions

1

Pages

272

ISBN

9781845191610

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