Author: Benoit Vermander, SJ

Promoted by some Chinese intellectuals, “meritocratic Confucianism” presents itself as a third way between Western liberalism ...

“Observing water is an art,” says Mencius (372-289 B.C.), a student of Confucius’ grandson. He clarifies ...

The polyvalence of the term “culture” reflects the wealth of meanings of the Latin verb colere: ...

Even today the notion of the “Axial Age” (Achsenzeit) is the subject of heated debate. Should ...

Pope Francis’ encyclical Fratelli tutti (FT) resonates as a passionate tribute to a fraternity without borders. ...

For Confucius, “a noble man of spirit does not use colors such as amaranth or purple ...

China, the first country hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, is also the first nation to try ...

The Peace of Maxentius in 307 and the consequent official cessation of persecution led to a ...

Three thousand students gathered in Beijing on May 4, 1919, to protest against the preliminary provisions ...

The deeply rooted Latin concept of the “sacred” was integrated into the Chinese lexicon with the ...