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Description:422 pages (including index). Bilingual edition with both English and Chinese. For 2000 years explorers, merchants, missionaries, and diplomats have been building bridges between China and the West. In the late 16th century, Matteo Ricci, and Italian Jesuit, initiated a more direct encounter between Chinese culture and Western Christianity, which has continued ever since. One of Ricci's most famous works,"The True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven," was written in Chinese in the form of dialogue. In it, Ricci attempted to introduce Chinese literati to some of the fundamental ideas of the Judeo Christian Tradition. Based on conversations Ricci had with Chinese scholars, this work allows us to get a sense of how he explained to his Chinese friends Western views about the purpose of life, human nature, and the existence of God. This revised bilingual edition of the first translation of Richie's text into English helps us, by means of a substantial introduction and footnotes, to situate receives dialogue in its religious and cultural context.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven (Jesuit Primary Sources in English Translations Series I : No. 6) (English and Chinese Edition). To get started finding True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven (Jesuit Primary Sources in English Translations Series I : No. 6) (English and Chinese Edition), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: 422 pages (including index). Bilingual edition with both English and Chinese. For 2000 years explorers, merchants, missionaries, and diplomats have been building bridges between China and the West. In the late 16th century, Matteo Ricci, and Italian Jesuit, initiated a more direct encounter between Chinese culture and Western Christianity, which has continued ever since. One of Ricci's most famous works,"The True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven," was written in Chinese in the form of dialogue. In it, Ricci attempted to introduce Chinese literati to some of the fundamental ideas of the Judeo Christian Tradition. Based on conversations Ricci had with Chinese scholars, this work allows us to get a sense of how he explained to his Chinese friends Western views about the purpose of life, human nature, and the existence of God. This revised bilingual edition of the first translation of Richie's text into English helps us, by means of a substantial introduction and footnotes, to situate receives dialogue in its religious and cultural context.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven (Jesuit Primary Sources in English Translations Series I : No. 6) (English and Chinese Edition). To get started finding True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven (Jesuit Primary Sources in English Translations Series I : No. 6) (English and Chinese Edition), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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