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From pagan virtues to the salvation of non-Christians : father Wang Changzhi’s contribution to Chinese Christianity
Lu, Jin
Lu, Jin
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This article proposes to assess the contribution of Wang Changzhi, S. J. (Joseph Wang Tch’ang-Tche 王昌祉, 1899–1960), one of the most important Chinese Catholic thinkers before Vatican II, by examining his foundational works published in French in the 1930s: his two dissertations, one on Wang Yangming’s moral philosophy (La philosophie morale de Wang Yang-ming, 1936), and the other on Augustine and pagan virtues (Saint Augustin et les vertus des païens, 1938). By reading them in light of one another while situating them in the global Catholic context in which they were created, I intend to show how, by systematically delving into the thorny problem of the salvation of non-Christians, Wang participated significantly in the theological movements that ultimately culminated in Vatican II.
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Paper presented at the Chinese Christianities Seminar, hosted by the American Academy of Religion, November 18, 2017, on the theme “Chinese Christianities and Religious Boundaries.”
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2018
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Christian Study Centre on Chinese Religion and Culture, Chung Chi College, Shatin, Hong Kong