FOR MUCH of its history, Chinese society has been built upon the pillars of Confucianism. Confucius is thought to have been born in 551BC in what is now Shandong province, on China’s east coast. The ...

Shandong province, the hometown of Confucius, is taking measures to promote Confucianism - to better introduce traditional Chinese culture to the world stage. The Eighth World Confucian Conference, to ...

Yang Zhenning, a revered physicist and Nobel laureate, recently passed away at the age of 103, leaving behind a legacy that intertwines science and philosophy. While many might expect his intellectual ...

One of the striking elements of “The Governance of China,” a book published this past fall in several languages (including English) by Chinese President Xi Jinping, was his reliance on the “brilliant ...

The world's interest in China, its history, culture and economy is not new. But it seems to have reached a feverish pitch now that the country is poised to become the world's second largest economy.

After decades of suppression, Confucianism is experiencing a powerful resurgence in China. Once condemned as a relic of the past during the Cultural Revolution, Confucian values are now being revived ...

Christian, Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim are the only religious identities that are each claimed by at least 5% of Asian American adults. Fewer than 1% of Asian Americans say that their present religion ...

These books can help Christians gain a better understanding of Confucianism and do better in our evangelism. The following books are selected by I’Ching Thomas, a writer and speaker specializing in ...

I am proud that Malaysia is vibrantly multicultural, a fitting location for a dialogue between different religions and sets of beliefs. Indeed, with its majority Muslim and substantial minority ...

I was recently asked to give the keynote speech at a festival sponsored by the Institute of Korean Confucian Culture. It was a three-day event celebrating traditional culture in Korea with an emphasis ...

On Oct. 24 I spoke at a forum on “K-Confucianism” at a newly founded center called the Institute for Korean Confucian Culture in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province. There were several important issues ...