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Confucianism

Erik Steven Roberts, Ryan Hembury and Zack Strickland. Confucianism. Thesis . To identify and explain the religion of Confucianism. . Overview . 26,000 followers in North America 6 million followers in China Major influence in Hawaii and Eastern Asia . Confucianism .

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Confucianism

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  1. Erik Steven Roberts, Ryan Hembury and Zack Strickland Confucianism

  2. Thesis • To identify and explain the religion of Confucianism.

  3. Overview • 26,000 followers in North America • 6 million followers in China • Major influence in Hawaii and Eastern Asia

  4. Confucianism • Moral principle of Confucianism is to maintain Jen • Treat others as you would like to be treated by others • Confucianism was originally atheistic, however local gods were added to the teachings and Confucius himself became a god

  5. Confucius • Urged social reform • Made a system of morality based on peace, justice, and universal order • Founder of Confucianism • http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/21446-china-from-past-to-present-confucianism-video.htm

  6. Beliefs, Teachings, and Relationships • Beliefs • Li- ritual, propriety, etiquette • Hsiao- love within the family • Yi- righteousness • Xin- honesty • Jen- humaneness towards others • Chung- loyalty to the state

  7. Beliefs, Teachings, and Relationships • Teachings • Confucius taught that proper behavior should be internalized therefore reducing the number of coercive laws. • Relationships • The Five Bonds • Ruler to subject • Father to son • Husband to Wife • Elder brother to younger brother • Friend to friend

  8. Practices and Sacred Texts • Ethical system to which rituals have been added • Birth • Maturity • Marriage • Death • Sacred Texts • Si Shu • Lun Yu, Chung Yung, Ta Hsueh, and Meng Tzu • Wu Jing • ShuChing, Shih Ching, I Ching, Ch’unCh’iu, Li Ching

  9. Symbols • This is an ideogram for water that also represents Confucianism • This symbol means total harmony and righteous in your own life and your relationships with others • This symbolizes balance in nature and opposing forces

  10. Work Cited • Hoobler, Thomas. Confucianism. New York: Facts on File, 1993. Print. • "All about Confucianism, Confucius, symbols, the Jen." World Religions and 101 Cults and Sects. Web. 19 Feb. 2010. <http://www.religion- cults.com/Eastern/Confucianism/confuci.htm>. •  "CONFUCIANISM." ReligiousTolerance.org by the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance. Web. 19 Feb. 2010. <http://www.religioustolerance.org/confuciu.htm>.

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