My Chinese Dream: Dialogues and Encounters with Christianity - by Chiaretto Yan (Paperback)

About the Book

"An effort to find areas for fruitful encounter and dialogue between Catholicism and Chinese religion and culture"-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

Since the first introduction of Christianity to China, many in both the East and West have explored the compatibility of Chinese culture with the Gospel. As a Chinese scholar, educated both in China and in Italy, Chiaretto Yan dreams of a new basis for encounter and dialogue, respectful of both church teaching and the deep wells of Chinese wisdom. In this book he attempts to find points of agreement between the Christian culture of unity and the Chinese culture of harmony, drawing on both biblical themes and insights from Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. This encounter is then extended to practical questions, including the promotion of integral ecology, "fraternity and social friendship," the alleviation of poverty, and issues of social justice and religious freedom.

From the Back Cover

RELIGION / Comparative Religion

RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic

RELIGION / Eastern

MY CHINESE DREAM

Dialogues and Encounters with Christianity

Chiaretto Yan

Cover design by Ponie Sheehan

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978-1-62698-643-5

Review Quotes

"Yan invites readers to a 'voyage of discovery' to the unknown, discovering, after all, that we can be a gift to one another and appreciate each other's positive values, paving pathways to fraternity and peace."--Antonio Spadaro, SJ, Undersecretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education and former Editor in Chief, La Civiltà Cattolica

"Yan gives the reader a fresco that resonates through the prism of his living experience, committed to the Gospel and sprouting from the womb of Chinese culture so that it may shine in all its beauty in the rainbow of unity."--Piero Coda, Secretary General of the Pontifical International Theological Commission

"Yan's dream of harmonious relationships echoes the Confucian saying, 'heaven and humans are united as one.' His research is rooted in Chinese wisdom, Catholic teaching, and contemporary Chinese contributions to human development. He is opening doors to a way of avoiding dangerous violent conflicts among humans that will destroy nature."--Thomas McGuire, former Board Chair of the US-China Catholic Association

About the Author

Kin Sheung Chiaretto Yan (甄健湘) is visiting professor at the University of Saint Joseph-Macau and the National Seminary of the Catholic Church in China. He holds a doctorate in practical theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, another doctorate in philosophy from the Sophia University Institute in Loppiano, and is the author of Evangelization in China: Challenges and Prospects (Orbis Books) and Seasons for Relationships. He is a consecrated member of the international Focolare movement.