The article I found is titled The Confucian Tradition and Chinese Television Today. The article is stating that the Chinese have been trying to go back to their roots with a mainly Confucian culture, due to crime rates raising, unemployment, big pay caps and corruption. They are trying to use television to get back to their roots by tailoring it more towards Confucian ideas. For example like Confucian ideas, the television shows are trying to avoid to much conflict on shows. They also tend to show more of the historical figures back when Confucian ideas were prevalent to evade the power corruption in china, and show leaders who have a more moral compass so to speak. I found this article interesting, it shows what the Chinese are trying to do to get back to the Confucian ideas, it also outlines Confucian principles, which helped me understand Confucianism better. It is definitely a good read.
http://www.religionfacts.com/confucianism The website that I found shares facts, practices, history and more about the many different religions of the world. The webpage states in its opening that Confucianism is "perhaps best understood as an all-encompassing humanism that neither denies nor slights heaven." Confucianism is mainly practiced in China and is a big aspect of the Chinese culture and way of life. The article goes on to say that Confucianism can be argued as a philosophy or a religion. Some may practice a different religion, but very rarely do they cease the Confucian way of thinking. As stated in the article, "Confucianism is characterized by a highly optimistic view of human nature".
The website I found opens up with stating that Confucianism is sometimes viewed as a religion, but often times viewed as a philosophy. Unlike other historical religions, Confucianism is not solely an organized religion. Confucius looked back to the past in order to create a way of life that incorporated culture from the very beginning. It all came back to ritual. Confucius believed that the way to heaven was to transforms one's self into moral perfection, through ritual. Respecting one another as well as yourself and acting in a compassionate way were major parts to the process of reaching a state of perfect morality.
Kate, I think it is interesting that rituals are a part of Confucianism. If we compare rituals of one religion to another we see many similarities and differences. One similar ritual I tend to notice is treat others how you want to be treated. So it makes me wonder why this is the common theme thought out religion but yet we still see people of faith committing crimes such as stealing, raping, killing, ect...
This source sheds light on Confucius and the beliefs he spread. The website is comprised of lists such as: who, what, when, who is god?, where did we come from?, why are we here? how do we know? what do we have to do? and where Confucianism is at today.
To summarize the main points of this website, Confucius was a Chinese philosopher and educator. He lived from 551 to 479 BCE . Confucius strongly felt that his philosophy could unite individuals in society. Confucianism is a socio-philosophical system aimed at bettering individuals and society. The goals of the system were to educate people to be self-motivated and self-controlled. In addition, people were expected to be accountable for their responsibilities in their society, ultimately creating a better self and a harmonious society. Furthermore, "Confucius believed that lawlessness and social problems stemmed from the combination of unenlightened individuals and a social structure without norms". Confucianism is the belief that we are inherently good and we are here on earth to discover ourselves and better ourselves and society through enlightenment. Today Confucianism is mostly practiced in China. Overall, this website just outlines really outlines important things about Confucianism and definitely made me understand it better.
The article I found is from The National Geographic called "Why is Confucius Still Relevant? His Sound Bites Hold Up". This article touches on many different topics regarding the role Confucianism plays today. For example, it explains how China has reverted back to a Confucius way of politics in order to avoid Western ideas of democracy. The article states "By reviving Confucius, they are making the case that China has its own political culture based on its own political and philosophical history. China therefore does not have to head toward democracy in the way that Western advocates would like to see happen. It can have a political future based on what it sees as its philosophical past". Not only has Confucianism come to influence the politics of China, but also the spirituality. The article explains how China is going through a moral crisis and the idea that a Confucius way of life and thinking will help them through it.
I found this article that describes all different aspects of Confucianism. I liked this website the best because it gave a clearer understanding of the philosophy and or religion. Part of the article that stood out to me was about Ren. Ren in Confucianism is the idea of humaneness. A big part of Confucianism is the idea Human nature. The site defines Confuciianism as "an all-encompassing humanism that neither denies nor slights heaven. Confucianism has been followed by the Chinese for more than two millennia."
http://www.patheos.com/Library/Confucianism/Beliefs/Afterlife-and-Salvation I found this article specifically on death related to Confucianism. I found this one sentence very powerful "Humans should live and behave in such a way as to promote ideal social relations, rather than to act based on the expectations of rewards or punishments after death." I feel as humans we shouldn't be doing good just to expect to get into heaven but to better our relationships here on earth. They believe in worshiping ancestors too which I relate to because I often find myself talking to my loved ones that I've lost. Praying that they watch over me and help me through my struggles.
The website I found explains what Confucianism is, the life of Confucius and his background,and the developmental history of Confucianism. Confucianism is a system of ideology and it has become the orthodox of Chinese society. It was created by a man named Confucius. He was a great educator who influenced thousands with his ideas and his overall character as a person. The article further explained that Confucius never tired of teaching his disciples while diligence, his unremitting pursuit of truth, ideas and perfect personality, his integrity, kindness, modesty and courteousness inspired his disciples and the intellects of subsequent generations. Uniquely, only he is qualified to be called "the teacher of ten thousand generations". It is said that among 3000 of his disciples, there were 72 who were brilliant and who succeeded in morality, literature, language, and especially politics. These politicians contributed much to the spreading, formation and development of Confucianism.
This is a website that I found was helpful in understanding the religion, because it breaks it down to make things more clear. It helps to define it and talk about certain aspects of it. I felt like it was an easier way to get a better understanding of the religion.
This articles just highlights general aspects of Confucius, where he taught, and what his teachings were all about. He was part of the autumn and spring period and Zhou Dynasty. An interesting fact about Confucius is that he had a group of disciples in his late life.. The website also other philosophical thinkers of his time.
This is an article from Yale University's Religion and Ecology Forum which outlines some sacred texts of Confucianism. Some topics specifically that are outlined in this article are creation, death, development both physically and in nature. I found it to be an interesting read because many different authors have excerpts in the article and while they all believe in Confucianism, each one gives their own unique perspective on the religion.
This article talks about how Confucius was very big on ritual, confucianism helped shape Chinese social relationships as well as moral thought. According to this article, "Thus even without deities and a vision of salvation, Confucianism plays much the same role as religion does in other cultural contexts".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUhGRh4vdb8 here is a video about Confucius. It explained his life. I thought it was very interesting to hear about the life of Confucius. It explained some of his theories. He believed that ceremony is important, the golden rule, we should be obedient to honorable people, and that cultivated knowledge can be more important than creativity.
I thought that this website had an interesting way of laying out Confucianism. It had different aspects of Confucianism and was very informative in the content. It simplified it in a way that was easy to understand and communicated the practice well.
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/college/coll-china-media-003.html
ReplyDeleteThe article I found is titled The Confucian Tradition and Chinese Television Today. The article is stating that the Chinese have been trying to go back to their roots with a mainly Confucian culture, due to crime rates raising, unemployment, big pay caps and corruption. They are trying to use television to get back to their roots by tailoring it more towards Confucian ideas. For example like Confucian ideas, the television shows are trying to avoid to much conflict on shows. They also tend to show more of the historical figures back when Confucian ideas were prevalent to evade the power corruption in china, and show leaders who have a more moral compass so to speak. I found this article interesting, it shows what the Chinese are trying to do to get back to the Confucian ideas, it also outlines Confucian principles, which helped me understand Confucianism better. It is definitely a good read.
http://www.religionfacts.com/confucianism
ReplyDeleteThe website that I found shares facts, practices, history and more about the many different religions of the world. The webpage states in its opening that Confucianism is "perhaps best understood as an all-encompassing humanism that neither denies nor slights heaven." Confucianism is mainly practiced in China and is a big aspect of the Chinese culture and way of life. The article goes on to say that Confucianism can be argued as a philosophy or a religion. Some may practice a different religion, but very rarely do they cease the Confucian way of thinking. As stated in the article, "Confucianism is characterized by a highly optimistic view of human nature".
http://www.britannica.com/topic/Confucianism
ReplyDeleteThe website I found opens up with stating that Confucianism is sometimes viewed as a religion, but often times viewed as a philosophy. Unlike other historical religions, Confucianism is not solely an organized religion. Confucius looked back to the past in order to create a way of life that incorporated culture from the very beginning. It all came back to ritual. Confucius believed that the way to heaven was to transforms one's self into moral perfection, through ritual. Respecting one another as well as yourself and acting in a compassionate way were major parts to the process of reaching a state of perfect morality.
Kate, I think it is interesting that rituals are a part of Confucianism. If we compare rituals of one religion to another we see many similarities and differences. One similar ritual I tend to notice is treat others how you want to be treated. So it makes me wonder why this is the common theme thought out religion but yet we still see people of faith committing crimes such as stealing, raping, killing, ect...
Deletehttp://www.faithresource.com/showcase/confucianism/confucianismoverview.htm
ReplyDeleteThis source sheds light on Confucius and the beliefs he spread. The website is comprised of lists such as: who, what, when, who is god?, where did we come from?, why are we here? how do we know? what do we have to do? and where Confucianism is at today.
To summarize the main points of this website, Confucius was a Chinese philosopher and educator. He lived from 551 to 479 BCE . Confucius strongly felt that his philosophy could unite individuals in society. Confucianism is a socio-philosophical system aimed at bettering individuals and society. The goals of the system were to educate people to be self-motivated and self-controlled. In addition, people were expected to be accountable for their responsibilities in their society, ultimately creating a better self and a harmonious society. Furthermore, "Confucius believed that lawlessness and social problems stemmed from the combination of unenlightened individuals and a social structure without norms". Confucianism is the belief that we are inherently good and we are here on earth to discover ourselves and better ourselves and society through enlightenment. Today Confucianism is mostly practiced in China. Overall, this website just outlines really outlines important things about Confucianism and definitely made me understand it better.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150325-confucius-china-asia-philosophy-communist-party-ngbooktalk/
ReplyDeleteThe article I found is from The National Geographic called "Why is Confucius Still Relevant? His Sound Bites Hold Up". This article touches on many different topics regarding the role Confucianism plays today. For example, it explains how China has reverted back to a Confucius way of politics in order to avoid Western ideas of democracy. The article states "By reviving Confucius, they are making the case that China has its own political culture based on its own political and philosophical history. China therefore does not have to head toward democracy in the way that Western advocates would like to see happen. It can have a political future based on what it sees as its philosophical past". Not only has Confucianism come to influence the politics of China, but also the spirituality. The article explains how China is going through a moral crisis and the idea that a Confucius way of life and thinking will help them through it.
http://www.religionfacts.com/confucianism
ReplyDeleteI found this article that describes all different aspects of Confucianism. I liked this website the best because it gave a clearer understanding of the philosophy and or religion. Part of the article that stood out to me was about Ren. Ren in Confucianism is the idea of humaneness. A big part of Confucianism is the idea Human nature. The site defines Confuciianism as "an all-encompassing humanism that neither denies nor slights heaven. Confucianism has been followed by the Chinese for more than two millennia."
http://www.patheos.com/Library/Confucianism/Beliefs/Afterlife-and-Salvation
ReplyDeleteI found this article specifically on death related to Confucianism. I found this one sentence very powerful "Humans should live and behave in such a way as to promote ideal social relations, rather than to act based on the expectations of rewards or punishments after death." I feel as humans we shouldn't be doing good just to expect to get into heaven but to better our relationships here on earth. They believe in worshiping ancestors too which I relate to because I often find myself talking to my loved ones that I've lost. Praying that they watch over me and help me through my struggles.
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/religion/confucianism/
ReplyDeleteThe website I found explains what Confucianism is, the life of Confucius and his background,and the developmental history of Confucianism. Confucianism is a system of ideology and it has become the orthodox of Chinese society. It was created by a man named Confucius. He was a great educator who influenced thousands with his ideas and his overall character as a person. The article further explained that Confucius never tired of teaching his disciples while diligence, his unremitting pursuit of truth, ideas and perfect personality, his integrity, kindness, modesty and courteousness inspired his disciples and the intellects of subsequent generations. Uniquely, only he is qualified to be called "the teacher of ten thousand generations". It is said that among 3000 of his disciples, there were 72 who were brilliant and who succeeded in morality, literature, language, and especially politics. These politicians contributed much to the spreading, formation and development of Confucianism.
http://www.religionfacts.com/confucianism
ReplyDeleteThis is a website that I found was helpful in understanding the religion, because it breaks it down to make things more clear. It helps to define it and talk about certain aspects of it. I felt like it was an easier way to get a better understanding of the religion.
http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/confucianism.htm
ReplyDeleteThis articles just highlights general aspects of Confucius, where he taught, and what his teachings were all about. He was part of the autumn and spring period and Zhou Dynasty. An interesting fact about Confucius is that he had a group of disciples in his late life.. The website also other philosophical thinkers of his time.
http://fore.yale.edu/religion/confucianism/texts/
ReplyDeleteThis is an article from Yale University's Religion and Ecology Forum which outlines some sacred texts of Confucianism. Some topics specifically that are outlined in this article are creation, death, development both physically and in nature. I found it to be an interesting read because many different authors have excerpts in the article and while they all believe in Confucianism, each one gives their own unique perspective on the religion.
http://www.patheos.com/Library/Confucianism
ReplyDeleteThis article talks about how Confucius was very big on ritual, confucianism helped shape Chinese social relationships as well as moral thought. According to this article, "Thus even without deities and a vision of salvation, Confucianism plays much the same role as religion does in other cultural contexts".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUhGRh4vdb8
ReplyDeletehere is a video about Confucius. It explained his life. I thought it was very interesting to hear about the life of Confucius. It explained some of his theories. He believed that ceremony is important, the golden rule, we should be obedient to honorable people, and that cultivated knowledge can be more important than creativity.
http://www.religionfacts.com/confucianism\
ReplyDeleteI thought that this website had an interesting way of laying out Confucianism. It had different aspects of Confucianism and was very informative in the content. It simplified it in a way that was easy to understand and communicated the practice well.