On The Religious Nature Of Confucianism

The debate of religious nature of Confucianism during modern Chinese is inevitable Contemporary problems in the process of continuing pursuit of modernity follow the decline of the traditional Confucianism. The debate of religious nature of Confucianism is the discussion on the confucianism is a religion or not and the confucianism has religious character or not. It consists of Confucianism debate of Matteo Ricci age, modern Confucianism debate, Hong Kong Confucianism movement, analysis of the religious character of Confucianism by second and third generation Neo-confucianism, Confucianism heated debate from the 1980s and the contemporary Confucianism reconstruction movement. That demonstrates historical evolution of the religious nature of Confucianism. The religious nature of Confucianism has the theoretical possibility. Confucius idealist philosophy,Confucianism and Confucianist classics, different religious definition can draw this conclusion. The research and practice of religious nature of Confucianism has important academic and practical significance. Confucianism will contribute on the new time as a precious cultural heritage or an item valuable cultural resources. We must pay attention to the approval and opposition research results of the religious nature of Confucianism and seek for connection between the religious nature of Confucianism question and the time and positively serve in the Chinese characteristic socialist modernization!...