Talk:Boston Confucians

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This Boston Confucian movement, featuring Dr. Tu Wei-ming, is exciting! I've been a fan of Dr. Tu's for over 20 years. I'll never forget his synopsis of Confucianism for a Life magazine anthology back in 1988 called The Meaning of Life. Dr. Tu linked Confucianism with process theology, noting that we are co-creators with God. He proclaimed that we serve Heaven through common sense, the lack of which has nearly brought us to disaster.

 Good luck, Dr. Tu and the rest of the Boston Confucians.

Shouldn't this page be more about the Boston Confucians themselves, and less about the portability of ethical systems in general? The article talks a great deal about whether ethical systems can flourish in different cultures, but tells me almost nothing about the actual Boston Confucians. --Cholling 21:12, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I noticed that. It seems a bit unnecessary to elaborate on it that much. That some kind of Confucianism can be adopted by non-Chinese people is already proved in history. In some Korean dynasties the population was more Confucian than the Chinese. There were Jesuits in China who essentially believed in a blend of Confucianism and Catholicism. Giuseppe Castiglione maybe being one of the furthest on that path.--T. Anthony 10:41, 2 November 2005 (UTC)