Confucius for Christians: What an Ancient Chinese Worldview Can Teach Us about Life in Christ - Paperback

by Gregg A. Ten Elshof (Author)

Shows how wisdom from an Eastern tradition can enrich the lives of Jesus followers everywhere

This unique book explores ways of using resources from the Confucian wisdom tradition to inform Christian living. Neither highlighting nor diminishing the differences between Confucianism and Christianity, Gregg Ten Elshof reflects on questions and issues in the Christian life with the Confucian worldview in mind.

In examining such subjects as family, learning, and ethics, Ten Elshof sets the typical Western worldview against the Confucian worldview and considers how each worldview lines up with the teachings of Jesus. Pointing to much that is good and helpful in the Confucian tradition, Ten Elshof shows how reflection on the teachings of Confucius can inspire a deeper and richer understanding of what it really means to live the Jesus way.

Author Biography

Gregg A. Ten Elshof is professor of philosophy at Biola University, La Mirada, California. His bookI Told Me So: Self-Deception and the Christian Lifewon theChristianity Today2009 Book Award in the Christian Living category."