This article will mostly be read by American eyes, and because American culture is extremely pragmatic and primarily interested in “what will put a dollar in my pocket,” the topic of it, Eastern ...

For more than a century scholars both inside and outside of China have undertaken the project of modernizing Confucianism, but few have been as successful or influential as Li Zehou (b. 1930). Since ...

Contemporary proponents of Confucian political philosophy often ignore the fact that any sizeable future Confucian political order will have to accommodate many "non-Confucians." The guiding question ...

Confucian institutes around the world will celebrate the 2,569th birthday of the philosopher on Friday. Backed by the China Confucius Foundation, the celebrations will be held in 20 Confucian temples ...

Behind Confucian philosophy there is a great relationship with individual responsibility. We can improve, we can comply with what is right, so we are responsible for what we do"‹ Image : Mary ...

As part of the introduction to our ongoing culture series on Chinese soft power and Confucius Institutes, I’ve already touched on the fact that there’s actually very little connection between the ...

Confucianism originated with ancient necromancers and alchemists, who were similar to the witches in later generations that made sacrifices to gods and ancestors. The most important part of the ...

TWO emerging cults are on display in Qufu, a city in eastern China where Confucius was born. One surrounds the ancient sage himself. At a temple in his honour, visitors take turns to bow and prostrate ...

Qufu, Confucius' hometown, is experiencing something of a "Confucianism fever" which has been sweeping the city since President Xi Jinping visited one of its Confucian institutes last November and met ...