Values once rooted in moral constraint, like filial piety, virtue, and ethical cultivation, are being refitted to serve a ...

Angle will appear at Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore, 413 Main St. in Middletown, on Sept. 14 at 5 p.m. for a reading and book signing. In advance of that appearance, Angle chatted about Confucianism.

Confucianism in particular serves as a morality template for many Chinese. In recent decades, there has been growing discussion in Chinese society about “moral decline,” and commentators sometimes ...

Confucianism is best described as a philosophy rather than a religion. It both competes with and complements Asian religions such as Buddhism and Taoism.

Confucianism begins from the proposition that human beings are defined by kinship networks that span the centuries. From this perspective the interests of the individual are bound up with the ...

Confucianism emerged from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. He was born in the sixth century B.C.E. in what is today Shandong province on China’s east coast. His disciples described ...

In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn about Confucianism and Daoism! A large proportion of Chinese people believe in a god—yet most report they don’t belong to any religion ...