Contemporary Confucianism in Thought and Action

This volume focuses on contemporary Confucianism, and collects essays by famous sinologists such as Guy Alitto, John Makeham, Tse-ki Hon and others. The content is divided into three sections addressing the theory and practice of contemporary Confucianism, as well as how the two relate to each other to provide readers a more meaningful understanding of contemporary Confucianism and Chinese culture. In 1921, at the height of the New Culture Movements iconoclastic attack on Confucius, Liang Shuming () fatefully predicted that in fact the future world culture would be Confucian. Over the nine decades that followed, Liangs reputation and the fortunes of Confucianism in China rose and fell together. So, readers may be interested in the question whether it is possible that a reconstituted Confucianism might yet become Chinas spiritual mainstream and a major constituent of world culture.