Chapter 8 examined two native Chinese religious traditions which are Daoism and Confucianism. Some of the most intriguing aspects of Confucianism that I learned was its idea of good government. Confucianism has established teachings of what good government is? As well as important ethical teachings which are learned by faith in a Tian. Each human must take in considerable effort and dedication to change themselves and the world around them. An intriguing aspect about Daoism that I learned was the understanding of the Dao. Dao is the supreme and the way the Dao is understood in Daoism is different from Confucian tradition. Daoism considers the “cosmological importance of the human body” (pg.289). It further teaches about the transformation and perfection of the physical as well as communal redemption.
One intriguing part of Daoism and Confucianism compared to Judeo-Christian culture is that in East Asian religious culture, there isn’t a “transcendent ultimate”. Having a god that is ultimate, all-powerful, almighty outside of creation is not found. However, in Judeo-Christian culture a central, monotheistic belief precede over most of its teaching of a one God, that is …show more content…
249). In other words, east Asian culture have an absence of that view in their cosmological view. Judeo-Christian culture has that aspect where “Satan” the adversary or the source of the “active evil” has been assigned to deceive and speak contrary to the teaching of the Christian God or Jewish God, Yahweh. In Abrahamic faith religions, this aspect is further developed with the teaching of sin, and a world without sin is a world released from guilt. East Asian culture embraces a different approach in which harmony and balance are known to produce good results and disharmony and imbalance produce less desirable life and
One intriguing part of Daoism and Confucianism compared to Judeo-Christian culture is that in East Asian religious culture, there isn’t a “transcendent ultimate”. Having a god that is ultimate, all-powerful, almighty outside of creation is not found. However, in Judeo-Christian culture a central, monotheistic belief precede over most of its teaching of a one God, that is …show more content…
249). In other words, east Asian culture have an absence of that view in their cosmological view. Judeo-Christian culture has that aspect where “Satan” the adversary or the source of the “active evil” has been assigned to deceive and speak contrary to the teaching of the Christian God or Jewish God, Yahweh. In Abrahamic faith religions, this aspect is further developed with the teaching of sin, and a world without sin is a world released from guilt. East Asian culture embraces a different approach in which harmony and balance are known to produce good results and disharmony and imbalance produce less desirable life and