Religious Diversity in Chinese Thought

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Joachim Gentz, Perry Schmidt-Leukel

      Pages 1-14

3. The Broader Context

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15

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   2. Religious Diversity: What Is the Issue?

      • Perry Schmidt-Leukel

      Pages 17-26

   3. Why Chinese Thought on Religious Diversity Is Important

      • Judith A. Berling

      Pages 27-37

   4. China and Religious Diversity

      • Gregor Paul

      Pages 39-50

4. Perspectives from Premodern China

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51

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   2. One Dao—Many Ways

      • Livia Kohn

      Pages 53-63

   3. Confucian Approaches to Religious Diversity

      • Yao Xinzhong

      Pages 65-79

   4. Contextualizing Buddhist Approaches to Religious Diversity

      • Shi Zhiru

      Pages 81-98

   5. Christian Approaches to Religious Diversity in Premodern China

      • Matteo Nicolini-Zani

      Pages 99-111

   6. Muslim Approaches to Religious Diversity in China

      • Sachiko Murata

      Pages 113-122

   7. Religious Diversity in Three Teachings Discourses

      • Joachim Gentz

      Pages 123-139

   8. A Different Kind of Religious Diversity

      • Adam Yuet Chau

      Pages 141-154

5. Aspects of the Modern and Contemporary Debate

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155

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   2. The Transformation of the Concept of Religion in Chinese Modernity

      • Rebecca Nedostup

      Pages 157-170

   3. Chinese Communist Thought and Practice on Religious Diversity

      • Robert P. Weller

      Pages 171-186

   4. “Religious Ecology” as a New Model for the Study of Religious Diversity in China

      • Philip Clart

      Pages 187-199

   5. Does China Need a Pluralist Theory of Religion?

      • Wang Zhicheng

      Pages 201-213

   6. Christian Discourses on Religious Diversity in Contemporary China

      • Lai Pan-chiu

      Pages 215-229

This collection of essays by major scholars analyze the religious diversity in Chinese religion, bringing together topics from traditional and contemporary contexts and Chinese religions' encounters with Western religion.

• China
• religion
• Tradition

"Both thematically broad and historically deep, the contributions to this volume offer unique perspectives on religious diversity in China. Academic research on Chinese religious is related to urgent issues in religious studies, including religious tolerance and relations between state and religion." Hubert Seiwert, Professor of Religion, Universität Leipzig, Germany

• University of Münster, Germany

  Perry Schmidt-Leukel

• University of Edinburgh, UK

  Joachim Gentz

Judith A. Berling, Berkeley, USA Chau Adam Yuet, University of Cambridge, UK Philip Clart, University of Leipzig, Germany Joachim Gentz, University of Edinburgh, UK Barend Ter Haar, University of Leiden, the Netherlands Livia Kohn, Boston University, USA Lai Pan-Chiu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Liu Peng, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China Murata Sachiko, State University of New York, USA Rebecca Nedostup, Boston College, USA Shi Zhiru, Pomona College, Claremont, USA Matteo Nicolini-Zani, University of Venice, Monastery of Bose, Magnano, Italy Gregor Paul, University of Karlsruhe, German China Association Perry Schmidt-Leukel, University of Münster, Germany Nicolas Standaert, University of Leuven, Belgium Wang Zhicheng, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China Robert Weller, Boston University, USA Yao Xinzhong, Kings College London, UK

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