TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE CONFUCIAN WAY.(Review)

From: Theological Studies | Date: March 1, 1999| Author: BRETZKE, JAMES T. | Copyright information

TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE CONFUCIAN WAY. By John H. Berthrong. Explorations: Contemporary Perspectives on Religion. Boulder, Colorado: Westview, 1998. Pp. xiii + 250. $75; $25.

Berthrong presents a very readable treatment of the intellectual development of the Confucian tradition in East Asia. After an introductory chapter outlining what he terms the "Confucian Way," he devotes the remaining chapters to what he calls six "paradigmatic historical transformations," from 1700 ...

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