This book comprehensively examines religious faith in China from the perspective of cultural philosophy and cultural history. It explores the social, political, cultural and spiritual meanings of religions, tracing their historical development and related paradigm shifts. It also analyzes the characteristics of the countrys local religions and the process of indigenization of world religions, and describes the peaceful co-existence and harmonious confluence of multiple religions in Chinese spiritual life, revealing the vibrant and diverse colors of its religious culture. Examining these religions social and cultural functions in contemporary Chinese society, the book demonstrates the rich and complex intertwinement of religious faith, cultural spirit and national disposition among the Chinese people.
The Chinese Understanding of Faith.-?The Chinese Understanding of Religion.-?The Indigenous Traditions of Chinese Religions.-The Localization of World Religions in China.- The Religious Culture of China.- The Current State of Chinese Religions.- Concluding Remarks.
Zhuo Xinping, director of the Institute of World Religions in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, researcher, president of Chinese Religious Society. He has obtained the Masters degree of Philosophy in graduate school of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 1981 and Doctors degree in University of Munich of Germany in 1987. In 1988 he was elected as lifetime member of Germany (Europe) Association for the history of religion. Since 1998, he has been served as the director of the Institute of World Religions in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. From 2000 to 2004, he is served as the vice chairman of international philosophy and human science research council under UNESCO. In 2002 he held a post as distinguished visiting professor in Tsinghua University and keynote speaker of Susic Singer academic lecture in American Berkeley United Thel3^
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