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Ching, Julia was born on October 15, 1934 in Shanghai. Daughter of William Ching and Christina Ching Tsao. came to Canada, 1951.
(Recognized as one of the greatest philosophers in classic...)
Recognized as one of the greatest philosophers in classical China, Chu Hsi (1130-1200) is known in the West primarily through translations of one of his many works, the Chin-ssu Lu. In this book, Julia Ching offers the first book-length examination of Chu Hsi's religious thought, based on extensive reading of both primary and secondary sources. Ching begins by providing an introduction to Chu's twelfth-century intellectual context. She then examines Chu's natural philosophy, looking in particular at the ideas of the Great Ultimate and at spirits and deities and the rituals that honor them. Next, Ching considers Chu's interpretation of human nature and the emotions, highlighting the mystical thrust of the theoretical and practical teachings of spiritual cultivation and meditation. She discusses Chu's philosophical disputes with his contemporariesin particular Lu Chiu-yuanand examines his relationship to Buddhism and Taoism. In the final chapters, Ching looks at critiques of Chu during his lifetime and after and evaluates the relevance of his thinking in terms of contemporary needs and problems. This clearly written and highly accessible study also offers translations of some of Chu's most important philosophical poems, filling a major gap in the fields of both Chinese philosophy and religion.
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(This comprehensive work on the religions of China include...)
This comprehensive work on the religions of China includes chapters on ancient religions, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese Islam, Christianity in China, as well as popular religion. It includes up-to-date research on recent archaeological data and many readings. Throughout the book, care is taken to present both the philosophical teachings, as well as the religious practices of the religious traditions, and reflections are offered regarding their present situation and future prospects. The continuity between religion and philosophy is shown through the maxim "Heaven and man are one". Comparisons are offered with other religions, especially Christianity.
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(Recognized as one of the greatest philosophers in classic...)
Recognized as one of the greatest philosophers in classical China, Chu Hsi (1130-1200) is known in the West through translations of one of his many works, the Chin-ssu Lu. This study offers an examination of Chu Hsi's religious thought, based on readings of both primary and secondary sources.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FKYDD0A/?tag=2022091-20
秦家懿
philosophy and religion educator
Ching, Julia was born on October 15, 1934 in Shanghai. Daughter of William Ching and Christina Ching Tsao. came to Canada, 1951.
After completing high school in Hong Kong, Ching studied at the College of New Rochelle in New York and then served as an Ursuline nun for two decades, completing a master"s degree at the Catholic University of America in Washington, District of Columbia, before obtaining a doctorate in Asian studies at the Australian National University in Canberra.
Born in Shanghai in 1934, Ching fled China as a refugee during the Second World War. She taught at Columbia and Yale before joining the University of Toronto faculty in 1978. Her younger brother is Frank Ching, (Chinese: 秦家骢.
Pinyin: Qín Jiācōng), a journalist for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the South China Morning Post.
She wrote or edited 15 books including her definitive studies of the leading Ming Confucian, Wang Yangming, and the leading Song Confucian, Zhu Xi. In 1994 she was named University Professor, the highest honour the university accords its faculty.
Formerly private about her personal life, Ching shared many of her fears and sentiments in a personal literary memoir, The Butterfly Healing: A Life Between East and West. In it she described her perceptions of being an Asian woman in male-dominated Western academia, of striving for spiritual discipline in the religious orders and of seeking healing and meaning in life as a three-time cancer survivor.
Ching"s interests were not limited to technical scholarship.
She participated in movements for world responsibility such as the Inter-Action Council, Science for Peace and the Canadian Pugwash. She was also a busy commentator, frequently called on to interpret breaking news from China for the Canadian news media. In response to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, she published Probing China"s Soul, a book on protest and dissent in China.
(This comprehensive work on the religions of China include...)
(Recognized as one of the greatest philosophers in classic...)
(Recognized as one of the greatest philosophers in classic...)
Trustee United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, New York, 1977-1986. Co-organizer Spirit of Asia Pacific Gala, Toronto, 1990. Co-president 33d International Congress for Asian and N.African Studies, Toronto, 1990.
Fellow Royal Society of Canada. Member American Society for Study of Religion.
Married Willard G. Oxtoby, 1981.