Confucian Timely Mean and Christian Discernment
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Christian Discernment
Communal Discernments
comparative religion
Confucian
Confucian Christianity
Confucian Classics
Confucian Commentaries
Confucian Scholar
Confucian Tradition
cross-cultural ethical discernment
Dong Zhongshu
East Asian philosophy
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Ethical Discernment
Follow
Great Commentary
interfaith dialogue
King Shun
Korean Confucianism
moral reasoning
Neo-Confucian Scholars
Noble Person
Quiet Sitting
Ritual Propriety
Social Discernment
spiritual formation
Ten Wings
Timely Governance
Timely Mean
virtue ethics
Wang Yangming
Warring States Period
Zhu Xi
Zhu Xi's Commentaries
Zhu Xi’s Commentaries
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- ISBN 9781032485911
- Weight: 450g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jan 2025
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This book explores the notion of the timely mean, a virtue established in the Confucian tradition, in dialogue with the Christian understanding of discernment, especially as used in spirituality studies. It considers the historical development of these concepts, addressing the early encounter between Confucianism and Christianity as demonstrated in China and Korea and the fusion of the two perspectives in the nineteenth century. The chapters examine some of the major scholars and texts that have influenced both theory and practice, providing insight through a comparison of representative figures from each tradition. The author contends that bringing the Confucian ‘timely mean’ into conversation with Christian ‘discernment’ reveals that the immense riches accumulated within each tradition can mutually enhance one another. The book reflects on the possibility of a viable process for ethical and spiritual discernment that is highly relevant for our global age. It is valuable reading for scholars and students of both Confucianism and Christian theology as well as of applied ethics, particularly those interested in comparative spirituality and interreligious relations.
Sung-Hae Kim, S.C., is a professor emerita in the Department of Religious Studies at Sogang University, Seoul, Korea. She holds an M.A. in theology from Marquette University and a Th.D. in comparative study of religions from Harvard University and is a member of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill.
