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Scholars Involved

Prof. Thierry Meynard, S.J., Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies

Prof. Xiaofeng LIU, Professor of Classical Philosophy

Prof. ZHANG Xian, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies

Prof. Thierry Meynard, S.J.

Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies

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Research Profile

Research on the cultural and religious encounter between China and the West the 16th and 17th centuries, especially between missionaries and Chinese intellectuals. The
primary materials used are books written in Classical Chinese to present Western thinking and religion to China, or in Latin to present China to the West.

Teaching Profile

Classes in Philosophical Ethics, Buddhism, Chinese Ancient Philosophy, Chinese Modern Thought, Western Rhetoric, Rousseau

Selected Publications

The Religious Thought of Liang Shuming. Beijing: Commercial Press, 2006.

Following the Footsteps of the Jesuits in Beijing: A Guide to Sites of Jesuit Work and Influence in Beijing. St Louis: Jesuit Sources, 2006.

ed., Teilhard and the Future of Humanity. New York: Fordham University Press, 2006.

ed., Jésuite et Sinologue: Jean Lefeuvre: Entretiens recueillis et arrangés par Thierry Meynard, s.j. Paris: Cerf, 2006.

ed., China's First National Historical Archives, Archives Concerning Western Catholic Missions from the Early to Mid Qing Dynasty in China. 4 vols. Beijing: China Press, 2003.

"Western Rhetoric and the Shaping of Language Community in Late Ming China," Classics and Interpretation, 222-237.

"The Role of Science in Contemporary China and According to Teilhard," in: T. Meynard, ed., Teilhard and the Future of Humanity. New York: Fordham University Press, 2006.

"Religion and Its Modern Fate: The Shaping of the Concept between the West and China," International Philosophical Quarterly 45 (2005), 483-497.

"Christianity, State and Civil Society in Today's China," Ricci Bulletin. Taipei, 2005, pp 19-30.

"New Philosophical Trends in China at the Turn of the Century (1989-2003)," Satya Nilayan, Chennai Journal of Intercultural Philosophy. India, 4 (2003), 68-86.

Prof. Xiaofeng LIU

Professor of Philosophy and Theology

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Research Profile

Prof. Xiaofeng Liu is in charge of organizing, editing and publishing several scholarly series aimed at translating Western academic classics into Chinese. In October 2002, Prof. Liu Xiaofeng's essay "Nietzsche's Exotic and Esoteric Teachings" was awarded the Readers' Prize by the magazine Shuwu.

Teaching Profile

Poetic and Political Philosophy, Western Philosophy, Chinese Theology and Philosophy, Contemporary Cultural Analysis and Personal Faith.

Selected Publications

Poetic Philosophy: On German Romantic Philosophy. Shandong Literature & Arts Press, 1986; Taipei Time Press, 1991).

Phenomenological Study on the World-View of Western and Chinese Poets. Shanghai People's Press, 1988, 2nd ed. Shanghai Joint Publishing House, 2001.

Theological Thinking and the Transformation of Chinese Ideals. Hong Kong Joint Publishing House, 1990, 4th ed. 1993.

Fears and Love in Our Generation: Prose & Essays. Excellence Press, Hong Kong, 1993.

Personwerdung: Eine theologische Untersuchung zu Max Schelers Phänomenologie der "Person-Gefühle" mit besonderer Beruecksichtigung seiner Kritik an der Moderne ("Max Schelers Phenomenology of the Religious Feelings and Criticism of Modernity"). Bern: Peters Lang, 1996.

Social Theory of Modernity and Modern China. Hong King: Oxford University Press, 1996.

The Unbearable Body: Narrative Ethics of Modernity. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 1998; Shanghai Press, 1999.

Genesis and Transformation of the Confucian Spirit of Revolution. Shanghai Joint Publishing House, 1997.

The Docility of the Hedgehog: Five Essays in Political Philosophy. Shanghai Literature & Arts Press, 2001.

Prof. ZHANG Xian

Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies

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Research Profile

Research on the History of Religions, Phenomenology of Religion, Philosophy and Theology, Greek and Chinese Mythology, Dialogue between Christianity and Marxism.

Teaching Profile

Philosophy of Religion, Christian Ethics, Philosophy of the Middle Ages, Classics of Religious Studies, Modern Christian Theology, Western Marxism.

Selected Publications

Revealed Reason – European Philosophy and Christianity. Sichuan: Bashu Publishing House, 2006.

(Co-editor) Faith, Thought, Enlightenment. Zhongshan University’s Publishing House, 2003.

The Chinese Translation of Husserliana, vol. 1. Beijing: People’s Publishing House, 2008.

Chinese Translation (Co-Translator) of Hans Ebeling: Freiheit, Gleichheit, Sterblichkeit: Philosophie nach Heidegger. The Publishing House of Eastern China Normal University, 2006.

Gospel and Revolution: Reflection on the Introduction of Christianity and Marxism into Modern China. Chinese Cross Currents, Marco Ricci Institute, 2008.

"Christianity, Marxism and 'The End of History': An Analysis of History Strung Together with the Examples of Liberation Theology," in: Yang Huilin and Daniel H. N. Yeung (ed.s): Sino-Christian Studies in China. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006.

"Marx’s Criticism of Religion and Christian Humanism," in: Christian Values and the Humanistic Spirit: History, Dialogue and Prospect. Hongkong: Hongkong Baptist University, 2006.

"The Spiritual Exercise and the Characteristics of Christian Philosophy," in: Study of Christianity. People’s University Press, 2005.

"Redemption: The Individual Witness or the Universal Meaning of History?" in: Logos & Pneuma, Chinese Journal of Theology 19 (2003).

"Intercultural Understanding & the Role of Chinese Philosophy," in: Open Times 3 (2000). Guangzhou, China.

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Prof. Thierry Meynard, S.J.

Prof. Xiaofeng LIU, Professor of Classical Philosophy

Prof. ZHANG X., Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies