College Station, Texas, March 24, 2009 – Dr. Mel Stewart, Peking University will present a symposium on "Confucianism & Christianity" on April 9 2009 at 6.00pm in MSC 212.

Confucius is China’s best known philosopher, and his teachings undergird the societies of East Asia. What are the teachings of Confucius, and are they similar to the moral and religious codes that have guided the West historically? What are the parallels and divergences between traditional Christian teaching and those of Confucius? Mel Stewart, a Templeton visiting professor at Beijing University, will engage these topics and more at this public lecture.

Melville Y. Stewart is Professor of Philosophy Emeritus and Adjunct at Bethel University in Minnesota. He has a B.A. from Gordon College, an M. Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary, an S.T.M. from Andover Newton Theological School, an M.A. from the University of Connecticut, a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and he did post-doctoral work at Oxford in 1986. more

 

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