The Mission of China: The Humanist Transformation of the Other
Abstract
Jesuit missionary in China to fulfill "the world of archeology," the major role played by its nature must be explained: he's open, humane care and wisdom of responsibility. Jesus Christ humanist emphasis on God loves everyone, in the knowledge level of respect for the characteristics of Chinese culture, in actual practice to take anthropological methods, and on behalf of the literary high culture blend with each other, mutual adaptation. Jesuits as "knowledge disseminator" in-depth China and the Confucian Institute Confucian scholars of the cultural circle of talk, experience their willingness for understanding the world, as the European Christian humanist committed to the re-discovery of ancient civilization, and then the same interpretation of the strong . The fundamental role that the Mission of China plays in the "archaeology of globalization" has to be explicated by means of its unique characteristics, that is, the openness to the "other," the humanism and the responsibility of intelligence. The Jesuits emphasize God's love for men in their Christian humanism, respect the features of Chinese culture intellectually, employ the anthropological methods practically, as well as assimilate and adjust to one another with the literati, who are the representatives of the highbrow culture. As the circulators of knowledge, the Jesuits are deeply involved in the circle of the great Chinese Confucians, have cultural dialogue with the Confucian academies and perceive the fact that the Confucians 'desire to understand the world is as strong as the European Christian humanists' commitment to re-discover and re -interpret ancient civilizations