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Issue 11: Changing China Towards A Mutually Enriching Dialogue

Changing China may seem at first sight a most absurd enterprise, given how its cultural patterns seem so deeply entrenched in the strongly hierarchical traditions characteristic of the “Middle Kingdom”. Nevertheless, this view ignores the fact that China and especially its wisdom and ethical traditions are in a constant process of change, as they often are revised to achieve social progress. As Zhou Shoujin documents, one of the most important of these events was the May Fourth New Culture Movement which started in 1919. This movement had a profound impact in China related to its belief that science and democracy, nicknamed “Mister Sai” (science) and “Madame De” (democracy), will eventually transform China’s cultural traditions. In the Republican era the question was whether the moral imperatives of the Confucian “Junzi”, the morally refined person, would simply be replaced by some Western approach to science and democracy or if there could be a synthesis between the ancient wisdom traditions, accommodating a democratic and scientific worldview. China’s traditional ethos based on the hierarchical structure of legitimate moral authority was thus enriched by an awakening of awareness of the pluralism of civilizations and a sincere desire for genuine dialogue among civilizations.

List of articles in category Issue 11: Changing China Towards A Mutually Enriching Dialogue
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MRI Journal Issue 11 (Full PDF Version) Written by MRI Editorial Team Hits: 423
Changing China: Engaging in A Dialogue With Madame De and Mister Sai Written by Stephan Rothlin Hits: 147
Wisdom and Education as Practical Ethics: Contextualising Chinese Wisdom and Ethical Tradition Written by Zhou Shoujin Hits: 151
DIALOGUE WITH CHINA: The Presence of Humanistic Leadership in the Pandemic Era Written by Cristina Jia Hui Lu Vendramini Hits: 419
Can a Woman be a Junzi? Women’s Leadership in the Covid Crisis Written by Dacy Wu and Dennis P. McCann Hits: 189
Dialogue In Action: China And The Red Cross Movement Written by Roderick O’Brien Hits: 170
Holiness And Spiritual Transformation In Confucian Tradition Written by Edmond Eh Hits: 125
Human Dignity, The Common Good, And Solidarity: A Catholic Agenda For Dialogue With China Written by Anton Jamnik Hits: 170
The Venerable Matteo Ricci Written by Thierry Meynard Hits: 141
Understanding The “I” Through The Chinese Language A Catholicism-Inspired Meditation On The Chinese Characters For “Self” Written by Anna Mahjar-Barducci Hits: 176
Africans in Macau and Guangzhou: A Study of Exodus Tendencies and the Implications for Cultural Dialogue with China Written by Kaian Lam Hits: 117
The Impact of COVID-19 on Social Innovation in the Tourism Industry in Macau Written by Eric Chi Chong Hits: 122
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