However, the book has caused controversy in the religious community, and many Christians view the arguments in the book as misrepresenting the pure Christian doctrine. The Analects Encounter the Bible is reportedly aimed at building bridges between Christianity and Confucianism – a system of moral and ethical philosophy that is the basis of values and social conduct of the Chinese – and helping Chinese Christians learn more about the traditional culture of their country. from Peking University, is a member of the Institute of World Religions of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and claims to be a Christian, is dedicated to biblical interpretations of the Analects – a collection of the teachings and ideas attributed to Confucius (551-479 BC), the most influential Chinese philosopher and teacher. Published in 2014, the book, written by Shi Hengtan, who holds a Ph.D. On July 18, the Religious Affairs Bureau of Yuzhou city in the central province of Henan distributed to all local Three-Self preachers a copy of the book entitled The Analects Encounter the Bible and demanded them to prepare their sermons based on it. The cover of The Analects Encounter the Bible. Three-Self Church clergy forced to interpret the Bible through the prism of traditional Chinese culture – part of CCP’s campaign to make religions “more Chinese.”
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