Confucius
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M. Douglas McKinney
Philosophy of Religion
CONFUCIANISM AND CHRISTIANITY
The premise of Confucian teachings are centered around the idea of Jen or the ?virtue of humanity (Ching 68).? To accomplish this
divinity, five relationships must be honored: ruler and minister, father and son, husband and wife, elder and younger brother, and friend
and friend (Hopfe). These relationships led a push for a revolution of the political system to adopt the methods of Jen. Confucius sought
to revive the ancient Chinese culture by redefining the importance of society and government. He described a society governed by
?reasonable, humane, and just sensibilities, not by the passions of individuals arbitrarily empowered by hereditary status? (Clearly). He
felt that this could be achieved...