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3 episodes with Matteo Ricci
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2 episodes with Matteo Ricci
2 episodes with Matteo Ricci
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2 episodes with Matteo Ricci
2 episodes with Matteo Ricci
3 episodes with Matteo Ricci
Mai 1521, Belagerung von Pamplona: Eine Kanonenkugel zerschmettert das Bein eines ehrgeizigen baskischen Edelmanns. Auf dem Krankenlager wird aus Íñigo López de Loyola der Mann, der binnen weniger Jahrzehnte einen Orden gründet, der halb die Welt umspannt — die Gesellschaft Jesu.In der ersten von drei Folgen sprechen wir mit dem Historiker Dr. Fernando Amado Aymoré über Gründung und Aufstieg der Jesuiten: die Bekehrung des Ignatius und die Geistlichen Übungen, die Gründung in Paris und die Bestätigung in Rom 1540, das beste Bildungssystem Europas, die weltumspannende Mission von Franz Xaver bis Matteo Ricci in China, die Reduktionen in Südamerika — und das fast vergessene Jesuitentheater, das zur selben Zeit in Brasilien, Japan und im deutschen Sprachraum entsteht.Eine Reihe in drei Folgen über Begegnung und Zerstörung, Glaube und Macht.
"Hommikumaa vägevate" X hooaja keskmes on isikud, kes on saatuse tahtel sattunud pooljuhuslikult võõrasse keskkonda ning seeläbi kuulsaks saanud. Teise saate peategelane on itaallasest jesuiit Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), kel õnnestus oma viisakuse ja teadmiste abil jõuda välja Hiina keisri õukonda, kuigi tema misjonitöö hiinlaste seas polnud kuigi edukas.
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This week on Sinica: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wrapped up his fourth visit to China in as many years last week, and this one may be the most consequential yet. It comes at a moment when Spain has emerged, almost improbably, as the most outspoken voice in Europe challenging the direction of American foreign policy — closing its airspace to U.S. military aircraft involved in the war in Iran, denying Washington the use of the Rota and Morón bases, recognizing Palestine, and getting expelled from the U.S.-led Gaza Coordination Center for its "anti-Israel obsession." Against that backdrop, Sánchez delivered a remarkable speech at Tsinghua University — a speech I wrote about in detail on the Sinica Substack (PM Pedro Sánchez's Tsinghua Speech: A Masterclass in Diplomatic Rhetoric) — defending multilateralism, calling the EU-China trade deficit unsustainable, and naming China "a country rebuilding its greatness."To help make sense of it, I'm joined by Mario Esteban Rodríguez, full professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid, director of its Center for East Asian Studies, and senior fellow at the Elcano Royal Institute. Mario is the scholar most frequently quoted in Spanish and European media coverage of Spain-China relations, and the author most recently of China's Vertical Multilateralism and the Global South (Routledge, 2026). We discuss whether Sánchez is running an updated Merkel playbook or something qualitatively new, how much of the pivot is really about Trump, the sectoral politics of EVs and Iberian pork, the Chery plant in Barcelona, Spain's role as a gateway to Latin America, and whether Madrid is now a trailblazer for a broader European — and transatlantic — reorientation toward Beijing.06:33 — Sánchez's China strategy: pragmatism, consistency, and political capital08:35 — Domestic politics: the PSOE–PP consensus, Vox, and the regional contradiction12:40 — Merkel's playbook vs. Sánchez's: COVID, Ukraine, and the macroeconomic imbalance15:55 — The Tsinghua speech: Matteo Ricci, multipolarity, and the human rights omission28:17 — The Trump factor: Iran, Gaza, and the limits of overestimating the American effect35:48 — Trade, EV tariffs, pork, and Chinese investment in Spain (the Chery plant in Barcelona)47:04 — Agricultural constituencies and the paradox of Vox voters who benefit from China trade49:01 — Spain's influence in Brussels and the conditions for other member states to follow53:09 — Spain as gateway to Latin America, and the wider European (and Canadian) turn to BeijingPaying it Forward: The European Think-Tank Network on China (ETNC) — a network providing country-specific insights on EU member states' approaches to China, including the granular differences and nuances that non-European analysts often miss.RecommendationsMario Esteban: A trip, rather than a book — New Zealand, which he's visiting this summer with his family to mark the 25th anniversary of the release of The Fellowship of the Ring. A nod to his love of Tolkien and tabletop role-playing games (conducted, he is careful to note, in his own basement — not his parents').Kaiser Kuo: CONG — a new large-format magazine published out of Hong Kong (the title is pronounced Kong, though its ambiguous Pinyin-like spelling invites a second reading), now preparing its third issue. Beautifully produced on glossy and textured paper, with broad coverage of the art, culture, and design scene across East and Southeast Asia. Check it out online here: https://www.serakai.studio/congSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Au nom du perfide, du vice et de la sainte duperie. Milice spirituelle au service de Rome, architectes secrets du Vatican, manipulateurs des âmes, les Jésuites incarnent depuis toujours l'archétype absolu du complot religieux. Dans cet épisode, Gaël et Geoffroy retracent la légende noire d'un ordre dont le destin tourmenté divise la chrétienté depuis cinq siècles, entre ferveur mystique, intrigues politiques, résurrection miraculeuse et soupçons de domination universelle.Musique : Thibaud R.Habillage sonore / mixage : Alexandre LechauxLe Shop Tous Parano
„Chinesen essen wirklich alles“ – so lautet eines der gängigsten Vorurteile. Mal wird die „gelbe Gefahr“ beschworen, mal ist davon die Rede, dass China die ganze Welt beherrschen wolle. Aber was ist dran an solchen Behauptungen? Jahrhundertelang rätselhaft und für Ausländer verschlossen ist China heute ein Globalplayer – politisch und wirtschaftlich. Und mit etwas mehr als 1,4 Milliarden Menschen nach Indien das bevölkerungsreichste Land der Erde. Es waren die Portugiesen im 16. Jahrhundert, die zum ersten Mal an der Südküste in der Nähe des heutigen Kantons siedeln durften. Bis ins 19. Jahrhundert schottete China sich gegen Ausländer ab. Jesuiten waren eine der wenigen Ausnahmen, die ins Land kamen. Die Briten haben in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts China gezwungen, sich zu öffnen. Mit den Opiumkriegen leitete die Kolonialmacht für China das „Jahrhundert der Demütigungen“ ein. Im 20. Jahrhundert folgte der Sturz der Monarchie, der Aufstieg der Kommunisten und der Wandel Chinas vom Agrarstaat zum Hightechland. Eine Podcastfolge über die Lehren des Konfuzius, den Krieg Maos gegen die Spatzen und die Frage: Hat Marco Polo wirklich die ersten Nudeln mit aus China nach Italien gebracht? Gesprächspartner*innen Hans van Ess Françoise Hauser Daniel Leese Debin Ma Klaus Mühlhahn Literatur Che Ruoshui: Jiaoqiji, Biaoji Xiaoshuo, Bd. 4, Rolle 7. Elliott, Mark C. (2009): Emperor Qianlong. Son of Heaven, Man oft he World. Library of World Biography. Haub, Rita u. Paul Oberholzer (2010): Matteo Ricci und der Kaiser von China. Jesuitenmissioni m Reich der Mitte. Echter Verlag, Würzburg. Häring, Volker u. Françoise Hauser (2019): China 151: Das riesige Reich der Mitte in 151 Momentaufnahmen. Conbook, Neuss. Leese, Daniel u. Shi, Ming (2023): Chinesisches Denken der Gegenwart. Schlüsseltexte zu Politik und Gesellschaft, C.H. Beck Verlag, München. Ma, Debin (2022): The Cambridge Economic History of China, Cambridge University Press, Tokio/ Los Angeles. Mühlhahn, Klaus (2021): Geschichte des modernen China. Von der Qing-Dynastie bis zur Gegenwart, C.H. Beck Verlag, München. Roetz, Heiner (2006): Konfuzius. C.H. Beck Verlag, München. Shelke, Christopher u. Mariella Demichele (Hg) (2010): Matteo Ricci in China. Inculturation Through Friendship and Faith. Greogorian & Biblical Press, Rome. “The Macaroni Journal”, October 1929: https://share.google/enDVhTYXZu1NH6U8j Van Ess, Hans (2023): Konfuzius Gespräche. C.H. Beck Verlag, München. Van Ess, Hans (2021): Chinesische Philosophie. Von Konfuzius bis zur Gegenwart. C.H. Beck Verlag, München. Wickert, Erwin (1997): John Rabe. Der gute Deutsche von Nanking. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt DVA, München. Internetquellen https://spice.fsi.stanford.edu/docs/the_shang_dynasty_1600_to_1050_bce https://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/china_general_lunar.htm?utm https://nationalgeographic.de/themen/menschen-und-kultur/2018/05/marco-polo-der-ewig-reisende/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352618116300828?.com https://www.diepresse.com/1354699/china-produziert-80-milliarden-wegwerf-staebchen-pro-jahr https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7451785/.com https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/besteckabgabe-china-fuehrt-essstaebchen-steuer-ein-a-407459.html https://www.sueddeutsche.de/reise/chinesische-mauer-seit-25-jahren-welterbe-legendaer-lang-1.1544278 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zheng-He https://msjabbar.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/4/7/13476668/zheng_he_aggressor_or_ambassador_documents.pdf https://www.unimc.it/en/about/unimission/ricci https://www.britannica.com/topic/Macartney-Embassy https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/japanische-gewaltorgie-in-china-100.html https://www.iwkoeln.de/studien/juergen-matthes-problematische-entwicklung-des-aussenhandels-mit-china-in-2025.html Mehr zum Thema in der ZDF-Mediathek https://www.zdf.de/dokus/china-die-neue-weltmacht-100 https://www.zdf.de/dokus/chinas-drachenkaiser-100 https://www.zdf.de/play/dokus/imperium-karten-der-macht-100/imperium-karten-der-ma
Cesare Zapperi racconta la vittoria del candidato del centrodestra, che si riconferma alla guida della Regione battendo Matteo Ricci, espressione del campo largo. Pierpaolo Lio parla dei nuovi, incredibili sviluppi delle indagini, con l'ex procuratore di Pavia Mario Venditti sospettato di essere stato corrotto dalla famiglia di Andrea Sempio per farlo scagionare. Marco Imarisio analizza le conseguenze del voto nell'ex repubblica sovietica.I link di corriere.it:Chi è Francesco Acquaroli, che si è confermato presidente delle MarcheElezioni in Moldavia, i risultati: vincono gli europeisti con il 50,03%. I filo russi al 24,26%: «Lunedì manifesteremo»Garlasco, l'avvocata di Stasi: «Alberto è sconcertato dal caso Venditti. Sempio archiviato troppo in fretta, ci negarono anche i file delle intercettazioni»
Where are our nerds at? David Moser is on summer holiday, and stepping into David's seat for this episode is literary translator Brendan O'Kane. It takes about two minutes for Jeremiah and Brendan to go off the rails, over the edge, and back to the Amilal Courtyard in Beijing ca. 2010 (if you know, you know). In this wide-ranging conversation, Brendan and Jeremiah rate different levels of dynastic decline on the "fuckery" scale, Brendan reads a translation from Chinese philosopher Mencius, there's discussion of how to best gloss "laowai," if Xi Jinping is "president," "chairman," or something else entirely, a quick debate on whether Matteo Ricci had an eidetic memory or was just really, really smart, and Brendan's adventures battling ICE. Come with us for a wild ride of Sinological geekdom and summer-style freeflow scholarship.
Se c'è un'immagine che racconta questi tempi è quella di Lorenza Roiati, panettiera di Ascoli Piceno, che il 25 aprile appende un lenzuolo alla facciata del suo forno: “Buono come il pane, bello come l'antifascismo”. Due agenti si presentano per identificarla. Un atto di ordinaria amministrazione, spiegano. Ma l'ordinario non è mai neutro. Non è ordinario dover giustificare una scritta antifascista nel giorno in cui l'Italia celebra la Liberazione dal fascismo. Non è ordinario che chi espone un messaggio di libertà debba mostrare i documenti due volte, mentre gli striscioni intimidatori appesi da ignoti vengano lasciati lì, puzzolenti come la vigliaccheria di chi li firma nell'ombra. Uno di questi recita: “Dal quel forno un tale fetore, che diventa simpatico anche il questore”. Il fetore, in realtà, è quello di una stagione che torna. Il sindaco di Ascoli, Marco Fioravanti, Fratelli d'Italia, non ha dubbi: le vere vittime sarebbero i poliziotti “aggrediti” sui social. La panettiera? Strumentalizzata, dice. I fascisti che minacciano? Invisibili. Chi difende Lorenza è accusato di interrompere il lutto nazionale per il papa defunto. Mescolare il lutto religioso con il diritto a celebrare la Resistenza è un'operazione così oscena che nemmeno i peggiori governatori degli anni Venti avevano osato. L'antifascismo diventa uno sgarbo, un fastidio, un peccato. Intanto la politica si spacca. Matteo Ricci e Giuseppe Buondonno raccolgono solidarietà attorno a Lorenza. Elly Schlein, per una volta, trova le parole: “Quegli striscioni fascisti sono un insulto alla Costituzione”. Ma il problema è più profondo: un pezzo d'Italia ha smesso di vergognarsi del fascismo. E le istituzioni, quando non si girano dall'altra parte, danno una mano. Resta il lenzuolo bianco, appeso tra la paura e il coraggio. #LaSveglia per La NotiziaDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/la-sveglia-di-giulio-cavalli--3269492/support.
When we say the name “God”, have we assumed too quickly that we know what we mean? We use that word quite regularly, without much strain or prolonged consideration, as if the meaning of the word were self-evident. But what if you had to explain – indeed, translate – the word “God” into a language that had no such concept? That would force you, I think, to really reckon with what you mean and what you assume when you use that word: the name, “God”. That is not merely an intellectual exercise; that was in fact the experience of the 16th and 17th Century Jesuit missionary, Matteo Ricci. His primary mission was to China, where he strove to bring and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ to those who often had not only a different language but also a different imaginary landscape than that which European Christians were accustomed to.In our episode today, the eminent scholar of the Sino-Western Exchange, Professor Anthony Clark, talks with me about Matteo Ricci, evangelization, inculturation, and the legacy of dialogue. Anthony Clark is Professor of Chinese History at Whitworth University, where he also holds the Edward B. Lindaman Endowed Chair, and he directs the Oxford Lewis-Tolkien Program, the Rome History and Culture Program, the area of Asian Studies, and the Study in China Program. He joins me today, in studio, while visiting Notre Dame to deliver a lecture titled “In the Footsteps of Dialogue: China and the Legacy of Matteo Ricci.” Follow-up Resources:Find out more about Professor Anthony Clark at his website: https://anthonyeclark.squarespace.com/China's Saints: Catholic Martyrdom During the Qing (1644–1911), by Anthony Clark“China's Religious Awakening after Mao,” by Ian Johnson, article in Church Life Journal“Religion in China, with Ian Johnson,” podcast episode via Church Life TodayChurch Life Today is a partnership between the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame and OSV Podcasts from Our Sunday Visitor. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.
Pater Matteo Ricci Op 14 januari 2025 werd in Peking de 420ste verjaardag herdacht van de kathedraal Onbevlekte Ontvangenis. Deze datum komt ook overeen met wat lokaal genoemd wordt de “Dag der Heiligen”. Het gaat om de zalige Odorico da Pordenone, de zalige Jakobus Zhou Wenmo en de eerbiedwaardige Matteo Ricci. Wie was Pater Jezuïet Matteo Ricci […]
I de mänskliga imperiernas historia intar Kina en särställning. I mer än två millennier har det stora östasiatiska landets politik kännetecknats av en kejserlig makttradition, präglad av starkt centralstyre, konfuciansk byråkrati och kontinuerlig strävan efter riksenhet och sammanhållning mot omvärlden. Medan Europa, Indien, Afrika, Mellanöstern och Sydöstasien har varit till synes ohjälpligt splittrade har Kinas dynastier följt på varandra i tre- eller fyrahundraåriga sjok av nationell dominans och enhet.Kina har haft många ryktbara kunga- och kejsardynastier, från den halvhistoriska Xia via de mäktiga Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang och Song, men en av de mest legendomsusade och ryktbara i vår del av världen är utan tvekan Ming, som härskade från mitten av 1300-talet till mitten av 1600-talet. Det var under Mingkejsarna som det berömda blåvita porslinet tillverkades och Stora muren fick sitt nuvarande utseende, och det var nu de imponerande gravkomplexen (”Minggravarna”) anlades inte långt därifrån. Det var också vid denna tid som européerna på allvar lärde känna den kinesiska kulturen genom att jesuiter som Matteo Ricci tog sig in i landet och vann så stor respekt att de kom att ingå i huvudstadens lärda överskikt.I detta avsnitt av podden Harrisons dramatiska historia samtalar Dick Harrison, professor i historia vid Lunds universitet, och fackboksförfattaren Katarina Harrison Lindbergh om de kinesiska dynastiernas historia, framför allt om Mingdynastin på 1400- och 1500-talen.Bild: Kejsar Hongwu, som gjorde klassresan från fattig bonde till kejsare och grundare av Mingdynastin. Okänd upphovsman. Wikipedia, Public Domain.Klippare: Emanuel LehtonenProducent: Urban Lindstedt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
En mai 2025, Taiwan accueillera un colloque international intitulé Dieu et le Dao, consacré à la rencontre passionnante entre les traditions spirituelles chinoises et la pensée chrétienne. Cet événement abordera trois grands axes : l'analyse des écrits de cinq jésuites du XVIIᵉ siècle qui ont approfondi la relation entre Dieu et Dao, une étude historique du Dao en tant que principe transcendant dans la philosophie et la religion chinoises, ainsi que des réflexions contemporaines de théologiens catholiques et protestants.Pour explorer ces questions en profondeur, nous recevons John Lagerwey, sinologue reconnu et directeur de l'Institut Ricci, qui anime actuellement le cours Dieu et le Dao aux Facultés Loyola Paris. Il partage avec nous les grandes lignes de ce passionnant parcours intellectuel : le dialogue entre Orient et Occident à travers des figures majeures comme le jésuite Matteo Ricci, la conception chinoise du divin, ainsi que les croisements féconds entre théologie chrétienne et religions chinoises.Ce podcast s'adresse à tous ceux qui souhaitent mieux comprendre les échanges féconds entre ces traditions spirituelles majeures et approfondir leur réflexion sur les enjeux spirituels et philosophiques contemporains.Entretien réalisé par Parnel LedagaDoctorant en philosophie aux Facultés Loyola ParisHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
Editorial Cerca de concluirse la tregua estipulada en Gaza, comenzada el pasado 15 de enero, han sido muchas las voces que han llamado a reanudar la normalidad y, con ella, las peregrinaciones. Noticias internacionales Italia: Un alumno es sancionado por negarse a usar la «escalera arcoíris» China: La vida de Matteo Ricci se estudia en la parroquia de Pekín Irak: Documental de EWTN News narra la historia cristiana de Irak Ucrania: Capellanes militares permanecen al lado de los soldados Noticias nacionales Madre de 15 hijos es premiada por Ayuso en Madrid Influencers católicos celebran «bienvenida de casados» 40 Días por la Vida llega a 30 ciudades en su primera campaña del año Noticias de la Santa Sede El Vaticano acoge el retiro de Cuaresma en “comunión espiritual” con el Papa Se presentará la exposición ¿Quién es el Hombre de la Síndone? El Papa Francisco pide rezar por las familias en crisis durante el mes de marzo
Episode: 1226 In which Matteo Ricci tries to convert the Chinese by building a memory palace. Today, a memory palace in an odd place and the wrong time.
In his second attempt, Matteo Ricci was able to gain access to the Forbidden City. Over the next century, the Jesuits came to surprising influence in China through their knowledge of European astronomy, though this journey was not without its perils.
After the fall of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty drove the few small Nestorian Christian communities in China underground and largely closed China off to foreigners. Only in the 16th century with the arrival of Portuguese traders did contacts with the West begin to be revived. The newly founded Jesuit order organized a mission to China led by Matteo Ricci. After finding his efforts at establishing a presence in the country stymied by the government, Ricci discovered that the key to securing a permanent Jesuit presence in China was his knowledge of Western astronomy.
主播：Flora（中国）+Erin（美国）音乐：I See You今天的节目，我们聊一聊中西方的选拔性考试。01 中西方的重要升学考试高考（the college entrance exam）is a once-a-year event（一年一次的事件）。对于中国的考生而言，它在我们心中的分量非常地重要。很多人把高考看作是一个life-defining moment（一个决定命运的时刻）。在美国，也有像高考这样的standardized tests（标准化考试），这些考试在他们的大学录取中play a significant role（起着非常重要的作用）。这两个重要的考试分别是SAT和ACT。SAT，全称the Scholastic Aptitude Test，是学术上的（scholastic）一种能力测试（aptitude test）。美国很多顶尖的学院和大学require SAT scores as part of their admissions criteria（都把SAT的考试成绩作为一种录取标准的一部分）。It's also a major factor in awarding scholarships. 而且，这也是决定奖学金颁发的一个主要因素。• scholastic /skəˈlæstɪk/ adj.学术上的• admission /ədˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ n.准入• criteria /kraɪˈtɪriə/ n.标准ACT，全称the American College Testing，is accepted by over 3,000 U.S. colleges（被3000多所美国大学所接受）。这种考试is more of a subject-based test（更多的是一个针对基础课程的测试），一共考5门，分别是English，math，reading，science，还有一个optional writing section（选做的写作部分）。ACT考试更加侧重students' knowledge（学生的知识） and their ability to think critically and make decisions（批判性思考以及做决定的能力）。大多数的美国考生在SAT和ACT中任选一个来考就可以，他们会based on what they feel more comfortable in（根据自己更喜欢哪个）来做出选择，比如我们的主播Erin就选择了SAT考试，而她的一个朋友就选择了ACT考试。02 美国大学录取除了看成绩，还看这些因素The scores are required as part of their admissions criteria.不管是SAT考试还是ACT考试，分数只是大学录取标准的一部分。U.S. colleges take a holistic approach.美国的大学采取了一种全面的录取方法。• holistic /hoʊˈlɪstɪk/ adj.整体的他们还会看your high school grades（你整个高中的成绩），recommendation letters（推荐信），personal statements（个人陈述）以及extracurricular activities（课外活动的成果）。This method of talent selection does sound more comprehensive.这种录取方式听上去非常地全面。• recommendation /ˌrekəmenˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/ n.推荐信• extracurricular /ˌekstrəkəˈrɪkjələr/ adj.学校课程以外的It is both beneficial and difficult.但这种选拔方式是益处与挑战并存的。因为如果你simply have outstanding grades（只是成绩优异），you will struggle to get into top universities（是很难进入顶尖大学的）。因为他们希望看到you making an impact in your community（对社区的影响） and applying your skills（对技能的应用）。很多人会觉得美国的学生上学很轻松，作业又少，而且备考压力也没有那么大。但其实，他们只是 don't spend as much time in school and doing homework，their after school life is often very busy as well（他们的课后生活会很忙），会花时间做一些课外活动，比如说volunteering（志愿活动）。03 中国最早的标准化考试——科举制中国最早的标准化考试（standardized tests）科举制started in the Sui Dynasty（起源于隋朝），and was perfected during the Tang and Song Dynasties（在唐宋时期完善），它是the world's longest-lasting standardized examination system（世界上持续时间最长的标准化考试制度）。这个考试系统非常地具有革命性。它打破了固化的社会阶层，让来自普通家庭的talented individuals（有才之士）也能通过考试进入官府，从而改变他们的social status（社会地位）。• status /ˈsteɪtəs/ n.（尤指在社会中的）地位 Its influence didn't stop at China's borders. 科举制走出了国门。It had some impact on the Western examination system.它对西方的考试制度产生了一定的影响。在16-17世纪的时候，Jesuit missionaries like Matteo Ricci introduced the Keju to Europe（像利玛窦这样的传教士把科举制引入了欧洲）。科举制在selecting talented individuals fairness（在选拔人才的公平性）以及efficiency（效率）方面起到了重要的作用。• border n.边界（地区）Ricci's writings highlighted how the system provided opportunities for the poor but talented to achieve high positions through personal effort.利玛窦的著作强调了这个制度如何为贫穷但有才华的人提供了通过个人努力提升社会地位的机会。The idea of a systematic, merit-based selection process was inspirational. It contributed to the evolution of modern educational and civil service systems in the West.这样一个系统性并且以成绩为基础的选拔制度对当代的教育和考试制度有重大的启发作用。它促进了西方现代教育和公务员制度的发展。• inspirational /ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃənl/ adj.给予灵感的• contribute... to ...促成不管你参加的是高考，还是SAT或ACT，每场考试或选拔制度都有它自己的挑战和机遇。但是不管结果如何，你的能力和潜力是绝对不能由一场考试来定义的。Stay resilient and keep your eyes on your broader goals. Exams are just one step on your journey. 把目光放在更长远的目标上，考试只是我们人生旅途中的一部分而已。这样想的话，可能会让你少一分焦虑，多一分从容和舒畅。• resilient /rɪˈzɪliənt/ adj.有复原力的祝广大考生金榜题名，一举夺魁！
ROMA (ITALPRESS) - “Si sta sottovalutando il pericolo che stiamo vivendo. L'Europa è circondata dalla guerra, è la parte più anziana e più frammentata del pianeta ed è una delle poche parti democratiche. In questi giorni parlo spesso dell'Inghilterra, non solo perché sono usciti dall'Europa e forse se ne sono pentiti, ma è sempre stata una potenza mondiale, protagonista negli scenari mondiali. Ora è completamente scomparsa, perché è la dimostrazione plastica che le singole nazioni, in un mondo che cambia velocemente e drammaticamente, non ce la fanno più. Allora queste elezioni saranno un bivio. Se nel prossimo Parlamento europeo ci sarà una maggioranza tra il Partito Popolare Europeo, il centrodestra classico e l'estrema destra, io temo che noi rischiamo sempre più l'irrilevanza e la disgregazione". Lo ha detto Matteo Ricci, sindaco di Pesaro e candidato alle europee nella circoscrizione centro per il Pd, intervistato da Claudio Brachino per la rubrica "Primo Piano - Elezioni Europee" dell'agenzia Italpress."Io spero ovviamente nelle forze europeiste, il gruppo al quale noi apparteniamo - ha aggiunto -. Finché l'Europa non metterà insieme almeno la politica estera e di difesa, la politica energetica e migratoria, noi non conteremo nulla”.xp5/sat/mrv
ROMA (ITALPRESS) - “Si sta sottovalutando il pericolo che stiamo vivendo. L'Europa è circondata dalla guerra, è la parte più anziana e più frammentata del pianeta ed è una delle poche parti democratiche. In questi giorni parlo spesso dell'Inghilterra, non solo perché sono usciti dall'Europa e forse se ne sono pentiti, ma è sempre stata una potenza mondiale, protagonista negli scenari mondiali. Ora è completamente scomparsa, perché è la dimostrazione plastica che le singole nazioni, in un mondo che cambia velocemente e drammaticamente, non ce la fanno più. Allora queste elezioni saranno un bivio. Se nel prossimo Parlamento europeo ci sarà una maggioranza tra il Partito Popolare Europeo, il centrodestra classico e l'estrema destra, io temo che noi rischiamo sempre più l'irrilevanza e la disgregazione". Lo ha detto Matteo Ricci, sindaco di Pesaro e candidato alle europee nella circoscrizione centro per il Pd, intervistato da Claudio Brachino per la rubrica "Primo Piano - Elezioni Europee" dell'agenzia Italpress."Io spero ovviamente nelle forze europeiste, il gruppo al quale noi apparteniamo - ha aggiunto -. Finché l'Europa non metterà insieme almeno la politica estera e di difesa, la politica energetica e migratoria, noi non conteremo nulla”.xp5/sat/mrv
Jesi e Fabriano eliminate con onore mentre in B2 la finale sarà Virtus Roma - Loreto. In serie C si va alla bella tra Recanati e Osimo, l'intervista a Matteo Ricci del Bramante Pesaro.
Several years ago, a book caught my eye, called "Lu Xun's Legacy". Published by the Muban Educational Trust, a non-profit dedicated to the preservation of woodblock art in China and located in London, England, it opened my eyes to Chinese woodblock prints. Reading the book, I realized how little I knew about printmaking, woodblock or otherwise, from China. All I really knew was that Japanese woodblock has roots within Chinese printmaking and I was curious as to how that transpired. Today, I speak with Senior Research Fellow at the Muban Educational Trust, David Barker. David's interests lie in the history and techniques of Chinese printmaking, having written a book on the subject in 2005 called "Tradition and Techniques in Contemporary Chinese Printmaking". David speaks to me about the history of printmaking in China, its techniques, and process. David discusses his time in the country, how prints evolved from the pre-modern (Tang and Ming Dynasties, for instance) into more modern times. We discuss Lu Xun, and the history of purchasing and selling prints in China, and where printmaking in China is today. Please follow The Unfinished Print and my own mokuhanga work on Instagram @andrezadoroznyprints or email me at theunfinishedprint@gmail.com Notes: may contain a hyperlink. Simply click on the highlighted word or phrase. Artists works follow after the note if available. Pieces are mokuhanga unless otherwise noted. Dimensions are given if known. Print publishers are given if known. Muban Educational Trust : website Lu Xun (1881-1936) : was a seminal figure in modern Chinese literature, renowned for his impactful short stories and essays that exposed the societal and political issues of his era. Born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, his works, including "The True Story of Ah Q" and "Diary of a Madman," critically examined the struggles of ordinary people and the shortcomings of traditional Chinese society. A staunch advocate for cultural and political reform, Lu Xun's writings continue to inspire and resonate with readers, solidifying his legacy as one of the most influential writers in 20th-century Chinese literature. Goldsmiths College: A renowned public research university in London known for its arts, design, and humanities programs. etching: A printmaking technique where an image is created by using acid to etch lines or textures onto a metal plate. lithography: A printing process where images are transferred onto a surface using a flat plate or stone. St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552): was a Roman Catholic missionary who played a significant role in spreading Christianity in Asia, particularly in Japan and India, during the 16th century. Shimabara Rebellion: was a 17th-century uprising in Japan led by Christian peasants against oppressive feudal lords and the prohibition of Christianity. Cultural Revolution: A socio-political movement in China initiated by Mao Zedong in the 1960s aimed at purging "counter-revolutionary" elements and promoting Maoist ideology. Mao Zedong (1893-1976) - was the founder of the People's Republic of China and a key figure in Chinese communist history. Open Door Policy: A U.S. policy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries advocating for free trade and equal economic access to China among foreign powers. Gang of Four: A political faction led by Mao Zedong's wife, Jiang Qing, during the Cultural Revolution, known for its radical and controversial policies. Anne Farrer PhD: is the Senior Research Fellow at the MET with a BA in Chinese and a PhD in late Ming woodblock illustration from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She has served in various roles at the Ashmolean Museum and the British Museum, focusing on Chinese painting, prints, and Central Asian collections. Currently, she is the Programme Director for the MA in East Asian Art at Sotheby's Institute of Art in London and also works with the Muban Educational Trust. Dr. Farrer's exhibitions and publications span topics such as Chinese art from the Silk Route, traditional and contemporary Chinese printmaking, and she has a particular research interest in woodblock printing from seventeenth and eighteenth-century China. Tang Dynasty: An influential dynasty in Chinese history known for its cultural and economic prosperity during the 7th to 10th centuries. Ching Dynasty: Also known as the Qing Dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912. Ming Dynasty: preceding the Qing Dynasty, known for its cultural renaissance and maritime exploration during the 14th to 17th centuries. gouache: is a water-based paint known for its opaque and vibrant colours. Made from pigment, water, and gum arabic as a binder, it offers artists versatility in creating both translucent washes and opaque layers. Gouache can be reactivated with water and comes in a range of colors, making it a popular choice for various painting techniques. Gauguin in the South Pacific: refers to the artistic period of Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) when he lived and worked in the South Pacific islands, producing vibrant and exotic paintings. kentō - is the registration system used by printmakers in order to line up the colour woodblocks with your key block, or outline block, carved first. Ten Bamboo Studio: was a renowned Chinese printing studio established during the Qing Dynasty. Founded by Hu Zhengyan, it produced exquisite woodblock-printed books known for intricate designs and high-quality craftsmanship. These publications covered literature, poetry, painting, and calligraphy, showcasing meticulous detail and vibrant colors. Today, works from the Ten Bamboo Studio are treasured cultural artifacts admired globally for their beauty and historical significance. The Ding Workshops: was a renowned studio in China specializing in traditional woodblock printing. For generations, the Ding family mastered the art of printmaking, producing high-quality prints that often depicted landscapes, figures, and daily life scenes with intricate details and rich colors. Their prints were highly sought after and played a significant role in preserving and promoting Chinese artistic heritage. Postmodernism in China: a cultural and artistic movement in China that emerged after the Cultural Revolution, characterized by a mix of traditional and contemporary influences. Christer von der Burg : founded the Han Shan Tang bookshop in 1978 in London, specializing in East Asian arts and culture books. Recognizing the underappreciation of Chinese prints compared to Japanese prints, he established the Muban Foundation in 1997 to promote Chinese printing knowledge. Over a decade, he amassed a collection of over 8,000 Chinese prints, now housed with the Muban Educational Trust. Retiring from the book business in 2000, Christer remains active, building one of the world's largest collections of antique Chinese prints, particularly from Suzhou. His passion has revitalized interest in Chinese woodblock printing, educating both artists and collectors on its significance, evident in today's rising print values at Chinese auctions. Cleveland Museum: The Cleveland Museum of Art, a major art museum located in Cleveland, Ohio, known for its diverse collection spanning various cultures and time periods. British Museum: A world-renowned museum in London, housing a vast collection of art and artifacts from around the world. The Ashmolean Museum: in Oxford, England, one of the oldest public museums in the world, known for its extensive collection of art and archaeology. The Dresden Museum of Art: is renowned for its diverse collection of artworks from various periods and styles. Founded in the 19th century, it features masterpieces by artists like Raphael and Rembrandt. The museum's elegant architecture and rotating exhibitions attract art enthusiasts worldwide, making it a cultural hub in Dresden. Crown Point Press: A prestigious printmaking studio and publisher based in San Francisco, known for collaborating with renowned artists. oban: A traditional Japanese print size, approximately 10 x 15 inches, often used for Japanese style woodblock prints. Huizhou :located in Guangdong Province, China, is a city steeped in rich history and cultural heritage. Once a significant center of trade and commerce during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Huizhou today blends its storied past with modern development. The city offers a mix of historical sites, natural parks, and cultural landmarks, making it a diverse and appealing destination. With its coastal location, Huizhou also attracts beachgoers and outdoor enthusiasts. Furthermore, its thriving economy, particularly in industries like electronics and petrochemicals, highlights its importance as a dynamic hub in southern China. Beijing: The capital city of China, known for its historic landmarks like the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, as well as its modern development. Tianjin: is situated in northeastern China, is a bustling metropolis renowned for its historical significance, vibrant culture, and modern development. As a major port city and economic hub, Tianjin blends traditional Chinese architecture and heritage sites with contemporary skyscrapers and bustling commercial districts. The city boasts a rich cultural scene, featuring theaters, museums, and galleries, as well as a diverse culinary landscape reflecting its cosmopolitan character. With its strategic location and rapid urbanization, Tianjin continues to thrive as a key player in China's economy and as a dynamic center for business, culture, and innovation. Yunnan Province - is a diverse and culturally rich province in southwest China, known for its stunning landscapes, ethnic minorities, and traditional crafts. Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) was an Italian Jesuit priest and missionary who played a key role in early interactions between China and the West during the Ming Dynasty. Ricci learned Chinese, adopted local customs, and impressed Chinese intellectuals with his knowledge of Western science and technology. He collaborated with Chinese scholar Xu Guangqi to translate Western texts into Chinese, promoting cultural exchange. Despite challenges from both Chinese officials and European Jesuits, Ricci's efforts laid the foundation for future East-West interactions and understanding. Manchu : are an ethnic group primarily originating from the northeastern region of China, historically known as Manchuria. In the 17th century, under the leadership of the Aisin Gioro clan, the Manchu established the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China from 1644 to 1912. Initially a nomadic and tribal people, the Manchu gradually adopted Chinese culture, language, and governance systems as they integrated into the broader Chinese civilization. Despite their eventual assimilation, the Manchu maintained a distinct identity, characterized by their unique language, customs, and traditions. Today, the descendants of the Manchu continue to uphold their cultural heritage and identity, contributing to the rich tapestry of ethnic diversity within China. © Popular Wheat Productions opening and closing musical credit - Car Hiss By My Window by The Doors from the album L.A. Woman released in 1971 by Elektra Records. logo designed and produced by Douglas Batchelor and André Zadorozny Disclaimer: Please do not reproduce or use anything from this podcast without shooting me an email and getting my express written or verbal consent. I'm friendly :) Слава Українi If you find any issue with something in the show notes please let me know. ***The opinions expressed by guests in The Unfinished Print podcast are not necessarily those of André Zadorozny and of Popular Wheat Productions.***
Iberian expeditions to the Americas inspire scientists, and Matteo Ricci's religious mission to Asia becomes an encounter between European and Chinese philosophy.
Piano di Netanyahu per il dopo-guerra a Gaza: funzionari locali e addio all’Unrwa. Con noi Marco Di Liddo, direttore del Centro Studi Internazionali. Domani ricorrono i due anni dall’inizio dell’invasione russa in Ucraina: secondo il sondaggio di YouGov cresce il pessimismo in Ue. Ne parliamo con Luca Mapelli, senior research executive di YouGov. Pesaro, che ha appena iniziato l’avventura di Capitale italiana della cultura 2024, ha trasformato sei ettari edificabili in terreni agricoli portando il totale a 124. Questa secondo noi la notizia migliore della settimana, che approfondiamo con il sindaco Matteo Ricci.
Quand il meurt voilà 400 ans, l'empereur donne l'autorisation qu'il repose en terre chinoise. Bien qu'italien, Mattéo Ricci était chinois au milieu des chinois. Ce jésuite découvre le meilleur de cette culture millénaire et l'ouvre à l'espérance de l'Evangile. Sa voie : un apostolat intellectuel. Il réfléchit au rapport entre foi et raison. Sa cause de béatification se poursuit à Rome, nul doute qu'il serait heureux de la voir aboutir en ces temps d'inculturation.
Wow, the Jesuits really went everywhere! Join us as we look at the missionary efforts of the Catholic Church from the Mongols to the modern day. We discuss the conquistadors in Latin America, St. Francis Xavier in India, Matteo Ricci in China, and much more. We especially examine the cultural differences between Catholics and various countries, particularly human sacrifice in South America, the Indian caste system, Japanese honor codes, and Chinese Confucianism. Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UlmtdOpinions
Esta semana falamos do nascimento do jesuíta Matteo Ricci, a 6 de Outubro de 1556, e da relíquia religiosa etíope conhecida como Kwer'ata Re'esu, que se encontra actualmente em Portugal. Sugestões da semana 1. Victor Cha e Ramon Pacheco Pardo - Coreia: uma breve História do Norte e do Sul. Porto: Ideias de Ler, 2023. 2. Marcus Rediker - O Navio Negreiro. Uma história humana. Lisboa: Desassossego, 2023. 3. Martin Bailey - Exclusive: first colour photographs shed fresh light on Ethiopia's most treasured icon and its looting by an agent of the British Museum, The Art Newspaper, 25 Setembro 2023, https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/09/25/exclusive-first-colour-photographs-shed-fresh-light-on-ethiopias-most-treasured-icon-and-its-looting-by-an-agent-of-the-british-museum ----- Obrigado aos patronos do podcast: Andrea Barbosa, Oliver Doerfler, Isabel Yglesias de Oliveira, NBisme; Pedro Ferreira, Vera Costa, João Cancela, Rui Roque, Pedro Espírito Santo, João Pedro Tuna Moura Guedes, Hugo Picciochi, Jorge Filipe, Daniel Murta; João Diamantino, Joel José Ginga, Nuno Esteves, Carlos Castro, Simão Ribeiro, Tiago Matias, João Ferreira, João Canto, António Silva, Gn, André Chambel, André Silva, Luis, João Barbosa, António Farelo, Fernando Esperança, Tiago Sequeira, Rui Rodrigues, João Félix, Soraia Espírito Santo, Thomas Ferreira, Miguel Oliveira, Miguel Gama, João Pedro Fonte, Ana Lúcia Carvalho. ----- Ouve e gosta do podcast? Se quiser apoiar o Falando de História, contribuindo para a sua manutenção, pode fazê-lo via Patreon: https://patreon.com/falandodehistoria ----- Músicas: "Five Armies" e “Magic Escape Room” de Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com); Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 A edição de áudio é de Marco António.
El estudio y la preparación suscitan interés y admiración, pero es la coherencia de vida cristiana lo que atrae: así lo dijo el Papa Francisco en su catequesis de la Audiencia General de este 31 de mayo por la mañana, en que se refirió a la misión del jesuita Matteo Ricci, un modelo de inculturación, quien hace 500 años, superando dificultades y peligros, logró entrar en China y anunciar la fe cristiana.
O renascentista italiano morreu faz hoje 413 anos.
Matteo Ricci's Sinicized Interpretation Of Thomas Aquinas's Thoughts On Anthropology by Angelicum Thomistic Institute
Tantissimo di quello che sappiamo della Cina imperiale lo dobbiamo a un missionario italiano, nato a Macerata a metà del sedicesimo secolo. Si chiamava Matteo Ricci, era un chierico dell'ordine dei gesuiti, oltre che un cartografo e un matematico. A Pechino era arrivato nel 1601, quando in Cina dominava la dinastia Ming. Uno dei risultati della sua evangelizzazione fu Xu Guangqi, il primo cinese convertito, “il più importante cattolico cinese della storia”. Se i gesuiti ci hanno restituito un'immagine della Cina che in Occidente non si conosceva, la loro opera di evangelizzazione non si può dire abbia funzionato. Oggi in Cina il numero dei cristiani è esiguo e il Natale è soprattutto una festa commerciale, che nel tempo ha acquisito, a suo modo, le sue tradizioni e usanze, di cui parliamo in questa puntata con la sino-italiana Momoka Banana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Clamorosa decisione in casa Juventus. L'intero Consiglio di Amministrazione ha deciso di rassegnare le dimissioni. Ce ne parla il nostro Giovanni Capuano. Ischia, trovata l'ottava vittima. E' polemica tra i Ministri Pichetto Fratin e Salvini. Matteo Ricci, Sindaco di Pesaro, Presidente nazionale della Lega delle Autonomie Locali e Coordinatore dei Sindaci del PD, chiede le dimissioni di Pichetto Fratin per le parole usate contro i sindaci. Saman Abbas, quasi certamente suo il corpo ritrovato su indicazione dello zio. Servirà comunque l'esame del DNA. Era presente sul luogo dell'esumazione Mattia Caiulo, giornalista dell'Agenzia DIRE di Reggio Emilia Cina, protese contro le restrizioni anti-covid. Con noi Federico Masini, sinologo, docente dell'Istituto di Studi Orientali alla Sapienza di Roma.
Alessandra VittorinDirettore della Fondazione Scuola dei Beni Culturali e delle Attività Culturalihttps://www.fondazionescuolapatrimonio.it/LuBeC - Lucca Beni Culturali | XVIII edizione6-7 ottobre 2022, Real Collegio, LuccaMissione Cultura La XVIII edizione di LuBeC – Lucca Beni Culturali, l‘incontro internazionale di Promo PA Fondazione dedicato a cultura e innovazione, si terrà il 6 e 7 ottobre al Real Collegio di Lucca, con la direzione di Francesca Velani (lubec.it). Due giorni intensi di appuntamenti, tutti gratuiti e disponibili anche in streaming sul canale YouTube di LuBeC, con partner nazionali e internazionali, che vedranno direttori dei principali musei d'Italia e del mondo, economisti, scrittori, filosofi, artisti, amministratori, dirigenti, operatori ed esperti del settore confrontarsi in quello che, da 18 anni, è l'appuntamento cardine, a livello nazionale, del dibattito tra pubblica amministrazione, impresa e terzo settore, luogo di aggregazione e accumulazione culturale, generatore di azioni per lo sviluppo territoriale a base culturale.LuBeC è un laboratorio di idee nel quale l'incontro tra pubblico e privato favorisce la nascita di progetti condivisi in campo socio-culturale ed economico e strategie d'intervento concreto, necessarie per far fronte alle sfide sociali ed ecologiche del presente. LuBeC dà il via alla sua riflessione con un incontro sul tema Cultura, metacultura e nuove alleanze, aperto da Eugenio Giani, Governatore della Regione Toscana con Angela Acordon, Soprintendente Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio Lucca e Massa Carrara, e introdotto da Gaetano Scognamiglio.Cultura e metaverso: scenari e competenze è il focus affidato a Christian Greco, Direttore del Museo Egizio di Torino, che si confronta con il pioniere della Data Science e dei Big Data Dino Pedreschi, direttore del KDD LAB (Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Laboratory), centro di ricerca congiunto fra l'Università di Pisa e l'Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione del CNR; e con l'architetto Alessandra Vittorini, Direttore della Fondazione Scuola dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali, cui è affidato il rinnovamento delle competenze del sistema culturale nazionale. Il punto sugli investimenti del PNRR per le città sarà fatto dall'economista Gustavo Piga, co-founder di OrEP-Osservatorio sul Recovery Plan; insieme a Rocco De Nicola, Rettore della Scuola IMT Alti Studi di Lucca; Angelantonio Orlando, Responsabile Unità di Missione e attuazione del PNRR del MiC; Francesco Profumo, Presidente di ACRI, e Matteo Ricci, Sindaco di Pesaro, Capitale Italiana della Cultura 2024.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEAscoltare fa Pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/
In apertura di terza parte, l'analisi dell'attualità e della politica italiana ed internazionale con il nostro Paolo Mieli. Enrico Lettasarà il traghettatore del Partito Democratico verso il nuovo congresso dove non si ricandiderà come segretario. Lo ha annunciato ieri nella conferenza stampa di analisi del voto in cui ha ammesso la sconfitta chiara della coalizione di centrosinistra. E ora chi al suo posto? Lo chiediamo a Matteo Ricci, sindaco di Pesaro e coordinatore dei sindaci del PD, che rumors vorrebbero come candidato alla segreteria del Partito Democratico. La Lega può festeggiare la vittoria della coalizione di centrodestra, ma per Salvini il 9% rappresenta un punto molto basso della sua segreteria. Per adesso, il "capitano" resiste e rilancia ma i governatori del nord della Lega non sono soddisfatti e, ora, non nascondono il malcontento per i risultati ottenuti dalla Lega in queste elezioni politiche. Ne parliamo con Riccardo Molinari, capogruppo alla Camera uscente delle Lega.
Prepare a nice cup of tea and put your feet up for a special episode of stories and anecdotes about the late American historian and Sinologist Jonathan Spence, as told by his friend and colleague Paul Kennedy. He takes us through Why the worst thing about being stationed in Germany was the drunk British soldiers Conversations about Chinese history with Henry Kissinger How archaeological digs win you contracts with provincial governments Spence's approach to research and scholarship Outro Music: 'This Map' from the opera The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci (!!!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71cJopakfAw Here's a video recording of the whole opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_susz11wE9Q PLUS I HAVE A NEWSLETTER! Check it out! https://www.chinatalk.media/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Prepare a nice cup of tea and put your feet up for a special episode of stories and anecdotes about the late American historian and Sinologist Jonathan Spence, as told by his friend and colleague Paul Kennedy. He takes us through Why the worst thing about being stationed in Germany was the drunk British soldiers Conversations about Chinese history with Henry Kissinger How archaeological digs win you contracts with provincial governments Spence's approach to research and scholarship Outro Music: 'This Map' from the opera The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci (!!!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71cJopakfAw Here's a video recording of the whole opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_susz11wE9Q PLUS I HAVE A NEWSLETTER! Check it out! https://www.chinatalk.media/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Europeans have been writing about China for centuries–ever since The Travels of Marco Polo described it as a faraway and mystical kingdom. European thinkers like Voltaire and Montesquieu used China to support their own theories of political philosophy, then writers in early modernity tried to explain why China was falling behind–and then, with the rise of Maoist China, how it represented true revolutionary potential. China Through European Eyes: 800 Years Of Cultural And Intellectual Encounter (World Scientific, 2022), edited by Professor Kerry Brown and Gemma Chenger Deng collects an assortment of these observations written over several centuries, from illustrious writers like Matteo Ricci, Voltaire, Leibniz, Weber, Marx, and Beauvoir. In this interview, Kerry and I talk about how the way Europeans understood China changed and shifted over eight centuries–and the ways in which they parallel the way we talk about cHina today. Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College London. He is an Associate of the Asia Pacific Programme at Chatham House, London, an adjunct of the Australia New Zealand School of Government in Melbourne, and the co-editor of the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, run by the German Institute for Global Affairs in Hamburg. From 1998 to 2005 he worked at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing, and then as Head of the Indonesia, Philippine and East Timor Section. He is the author of almost 20 books on modern Chinese politics. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of China Through European Eyes. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Europeans have been writing about China for centuries–ever since The Travels of Marco Polo described it as a faraway and mystical kingdom. European thinkers like Voltaire and Montesquieu used China to support their own theories of political philosophy, then writers in early modernity tried to explain why China was falling behind–and then, with the rise of Maoist China, how it represented true revolutionary potential. China Through European Eyes: 800 Years Of Cultural And Intellectual Encounter (World Scientific, 2022), edited by Professor Kerry Brown and Gemma Chenger Deng collects an assortment of these observations written over several centuries, from illustrious writers like Matteo Ricci, Voltaire, Leibniz, Weber, Marx, and Beauvoir. In this interview, Kerry and I talk about how the way Europeans understood China changed and shifted over eight centuries–and the ways in which they parallel the way we talk about cHina today. Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College London. He is an Associate of the Asia Pacific Programme at Chatham House, London, an adjunct of the Australia New Zealand School of Government in Melbourne, and the co-editor of the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, run by the German Institute for Global Affairs in Hamburg. From 1998 to 2005 he worked at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing, and then as Head of the Indonesia, Philippine and East Timor Section. He is the author of almost 20 books on modern Chinese politics. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of China Through European Eyes. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history
Europeans have been writing about China for centuries–ever since The Travels of Marco Polo described it as a faraway and mystical kingdom. European thinkers like Voltaire and Montesquieu used China to support their own theories of political philosophy, then writers in early modernity tried to explain why China was falling behind–and then, with the rise of Maoist China, how it represented true revolutionary potential. China Through European Eyes: 800 Years Of Cultural And Intellectual Encounter (World Scientific, 2022), edited by Professor Kerry Brown and Gemma Chenger Deng collects an assortment of these observations written over several centuries, from illustrious writers like Matteo Ricci, Voltaire, Leibniz, Weber, Marx, and Beauvoir. In this interview, Kerry and I talk about how the way Europeans understood China changed and shifted over eight centuries–and the ways in which they parallel the way we talk about cHina today. Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College London. He is an Associate of the Asia Pacific Programme at Chatham House, London, an adjunct of the Australia New Zealand School of Government in Melbourne, and the co-editor of the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, run by the German Institute for Global Affairs in Hamburg. From 1998 to 2005 he worked at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing, and then as Head of the Indonesia, Philippine and East Timor Section. He is the author of almost 20 books on modern Chinese politics. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of China Through European Eyes. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies
Europeans have been writing about China for centuries–ever since The Travels of Marco Polo described it as a faraway and mystical kingdom. European thinkers like Voltaire and Montesquieu used China to support their own theories of political philosophy, then writers in early modernity tried to explain why China was falling behind–and then, with the rise of Maoist China, how it represented true revolutionary potential. China Through European Eyes: 800 Years Of Cultural And Intellectual Encounter (World Scientific, 2022), edited by Professor Kerry Brown and Gemma Chenger Deng collects an assortment of these observations written over several centuries, from illustrious writers like Matteo Ricci, Voltaire, Leibniz, Weber, Marx, and Beauvoir. In this interview, Kerry and I talk about how the way Europeans understood China changed and shifted over eight centuries–and the ways in which they parallel the way we talk about cHina today. Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College London. He is an Associate of the Asia Pacific Programme at Chatham House, London, an adjunct of the Australia New Zealand School of Government in Melbourne, and the co-editor of the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, run by the German Institute for Global Affairs in Hamburg. From 1998 to 2005 he worked at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing, and then as Head of the Indonesia, Philippine and East Timor Section. He is the author of almost 20 books on modern Chinese politics. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of China Through European Eyes. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history
Europeans have been writing about China for centuries–ever since The Travels of Marco Polo described it as a faraway and mystical kingdom. European thinkers like Voltaire and Montesquieu used China to support their own theories of political philosophy, then writers in early modernity tried to explain why China was falling behind–and then, with the rise of Maoist China, how it represented true revolutionary potential. China Through European Eyes: 800 Years Of Cultural And Intellectual Encounter (World Scientific, 2022), edited by Professor Kerry Brown and Gemma Chenger Deng collects an assortment of these observations written over several centuries, from illustrious writers like Matteo Ricci, Voltaire, Leibniz, Weber, Marx, and Beauvoir. In this interview, Kerry and I talk about how the way Europeans understood China changed and shifted over eight centuries–and the ways in which they parallel the way we talk about cHina today. Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College London. He is an Associate of the Asia Pacific Programme at Chatham House, London, an adjunct of the Australia New Zealand School of Government in Melbourne, and the co-editor of the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, run by the German Institute for Global Affairs in Hamburg. From 1998 to 2005 he worked at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing, and then as Head of the Indonesia, Philippine and East Timor Section. He is the author of almost 20 books on modern Chinese politics. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of China Through European Eyes. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies
Europeans have been writing about China for centuries–ever since The Travels of Marco Polo described it as a faraway and mystical kingdom. European thinkers like Voltaire and Montesquieu used China to support their own theories of political philosophy, then writers in early modernity tried to explain why China was falling behind–and then, with the rise of Maoist China, how it represented true revolutionary potential. China Through European Eyes: 800 Years Of Cultural And Intellectual Encounter (World Scientific, 2022), edited by Professor Kerry Brown and Gemma Chenger Deng collects an assortment of these observations written over several centuries, from illustrious writers like Matteo Ricci, Voltaire, Leibniz, Weber, Marx, and Beauvoir. In this interview, Kerry and I talk about how the way Europeans understood China changed and shifted over eight centuries–and the ways in which they parallel the way we talk about cHina today. Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College London. He is an Associate of the Asia Pacific Programme at Chatham House, London, an adjunct of the Australia New Zealand School of Government in Melbourne, and the co-editor of the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, run by the German Institute for Global Affairs in Hamburg. From 1998 to 2005 he worked at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing, and then as Head of the Indonesia, Philippine and East Timor Section. He is the author of almost 20 books on modern Chinese politics. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of China Through European Eyes. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Europeans have been writing about China for centuries–ever since The Travels of Marco Polo described it as a faraway and mystical kingdom. European thinkers like Voltaire and Montesquieu used China to support their own theories of political philosophy, then writers in early modernity tried to explain why China was falling behind–and then, with the rise of Maoist China, how it represented true revolutionary potential. China Through European Eyes: 800 Years Of Cultural And Intellectual Encounter (World Scientific, 2022), edited by Professor Kerry Brown and Gemma Chenger Deng collects an assortment of these observations written over several centuries, from illustrious writers like Matteo Ricci, Voltaire, Leibniz, Weber, Marx, and Beauvoir. In this interview, Kerry and I talk about how the way Europeans understood China changed and shifted over eight centuries–and the ways in which they parallel the way we talk about cHina today. Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College London. He is an Associate of the Asia Pacific Programme at Chatham House, London, an adjunct of the Australia New Zealand School of Government in Melbourne, and the co-editor of the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, run by the German Institute for Global Affairs in Hamburg. From 1998 to 2005 he worked at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing, and then as Head of the Indonesia, Philippine and East Timor Section. He is the author of almost 20 books on modern Chinese politics. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of China Through European Eyes. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies
Europeans have been writing about China for centuries–ever since The Travels of Marco Polo described it as a faraway and mystical kingdom. European thinkers like Voltaire and Montesquieu used China to support their own theories of political philosophy, then writers in early modernity tried to explain why China was falling behind–and then, with the rise of Maoist China, how it represented true revolutionary potential. China Through European Eyes: 800 Years Of Cultural And Intellectual Encounter (World Scientific, 2022), edited by Professor Kerry Brown and Gemma Chenger Deng collects an assortment of these observations written over several centuries, from illustrious writers like Matteo Ricci, Voltaire, Leibniz, Weber, Marx, and Beauvoir. In this interview, Kerry and I talk about how the way Europeans understood China changed and shifted over eight centuries–and the ways in which they parallel the way we talk about cHina today. Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College London. He is an Associate of the Asia Pacific Programme at Chatham House, London, an adjunct of the Australia New Zealand School of Government in Melbourne, and the co-editor of the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, run by the German Institute for Global Affairs in Hamburg. From 1998 to 2005 he worked at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing, and then as Head of the Indonesia, Philippine and East Timor Section. He is the author of almost 20 books on modern Chinese politics. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of China Through European Eyes. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Europeans have been writing about China for centuries–ever since The Travels of Marco Polo described it as a faraway and mystical kingdom. European thinkers like Voltaire and Montesquieu used China to support their own theories of political philosophy, then writers in early modernity tried to explain why China was falling behind–and then, with the rise of Maoist China, how it represented true revolutionary potential. China Through European Eyes: 800 Years Of Cultural And Intellectual Encounter (World Scientific, 2022), edited by Professor Kerry Brown and Gemma Chenger Deng collects an assortment of these observations written over several centuries, from illustrious writers like Matteo Ricci, Voltaire, Leibniz, Weber, Marx, and Beauvoir. In this interview, Kerry and I talk about how the way Europeans understood China changed and shifted over eight centuries–and the ways in which they parallel the way we talk about cHina today. Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College London. He is an Associate of the Asia Pacific Programme at Chatham House, London, an adjunct of the Australia New Zealand School of Government in Melbourne, and the co-editor of the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, run by the German Institute for Global Affairs in Hamburg. From 1998 to 2005 he worked at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing, and then as Head of the Indonesia, Philippine and East Timor Section. He is the author of almost 20 books on modern Chinese politics. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of China Through European Eyes. Follow on Facebook or on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-review
In this episode, Malcolm and Peter Land discuss the first chapter of Let Us Dream by Pope Francis. This is the second part of a series of episodes. The first episode is here. Going out to the Margins Pope Francis calls the Church to go out to the margins. There are many kinds of marginalized people in our world, and Pope Francis says that it is among those who are ignored by the world that God chooses to work. We’ll miss what is happening if we’re not on the margins. We need concrete solidarity with the marginalized, not just emotional solidarity. To have solidarity with the marginalized, we need to meet people where they are at, whether geographically or mentally. We also need to truly listen to others. We can’t barge in with our own ideas to “rescue” people. Instead, we have to be just as ready to learn as to teach. We should not see the marginalized merely the recipients of our aid, but as actors in their own right. The life of Matteo Ricci displays this willingness to learn. Ricci was the first Jesuit missionary to China. He adopted the customs of the Chinese and incorporated their traditions and philosophy in his presentation of the Faith. Peter told the story of how he left the Boston College “bubble” and found reality on service immersion trips. These trips were different than classic “mission trips”; they were not structured toward a particular goal. Rather, they focused on just being available to the people in a marginalized area, being with them and listening to them. A theory of service or of solidarity is not enough. We have to leave our “bubbles” of wealth and privilege and allow ourselves to be challenged by reality. Dialogue, not Compromise A compromise is sometimes necessary, but it is not ideal according to Pope Francis. Compromises are always temporary, giving space for discernment to resolve something according to God’s will. If one resists the temptation of an immediate, easy solution, discernment can lead over time to a deeper solution which is not a compromise. This deeper, fuller solution might not be obvious before meeting others where they are. This is important for community life; community members need to hold their differences together and choose the path of discernment, not conflict or compromise, which would merely bury the problem. The Wrong Kind of Certainty Pope Francis tells us that we don’t have to have all the answers to make a start. In fact, he tells us that the wrong kind of certainly can be detrimental. We shouldn’t show up to a problem with a blueprint solution all ready. That will preclude the kind of dialogue and discernment discussed above. This eagerness for the wrong sort of certainty is a big problem in our culture. For example, we see it in the way that buildings are designed with no relation to the complexities of their site. We can also see this problem when people take any questioning of their position as an attack. Don’t Count the Cost We need to build a society of solidarity, and to do this we need combat the indebtedness which plagues our society. In the Old Testament, God instituted the Jubilee Year to cancel debts. In the political realm, we should search for ways to do the same. On a personal level, Christian community members need to get rid of the American tendency to keep tabs and scores. We need to be able to give and receive freely, both when exchanging material gifts and in less tangible areas of our lives. We need to cultivate forgiveness and generosity. Since we are only stewards of God’s gifts to us, we shouldn’t feel that other people are indebted to us. As Peter said, we need to drop the attitude in which we think “I lent him twenty bucks. I might not say anything about it, but I’m still waiting for those twenty bucks!” Where can Community Grow? Community can’t grow in suburbia, because suburbia is too socially exclusive, and too geographically spread out. City cores are often too expensive. Small town American might offer some advantages. Some American small towns still have the structure which can make them viable, and they are “on the margins”. The question of the best location for a community is difficult to answer. Moses Moses exemplifies the right attitude toward social renewal. As a young man, he saw the oppression of his people, and tried to remedy the situation by his own power. He failed and fled the country. Much later, God told him to go and set the people of Israel free. Moses seems to have learned something over the years. He told God that he wasn’t strong enough to liberate the people. That didn’t matter, however. Ultimately, Moses wasn’t the one who would free the people. Rather, God worked through him despite his weakness and accomplished great things. With God’s help, we can accomplish great things. We can be “restorers of the ruins” as it says in Isaiah. At the end of our lives, we want to be able to look back and see that we took the risk and gave everything we had to build the kingdom of God. We always have to remember, though, that God is working through us. It is important to provide the space and time for God’s spirit to work through us. And we have to remember that the Holy Spirit can work through everyone, not just through us. St. Peter’s Basilica by Vitold Muratov, CC BY-SA 4.0; Let Us Dream Cover image, Fair Use
This is a special episode following the Sinosphere themed map posted on Reddit last week. We get right into explaining the layers of meaning and decisions made regarding this epic map. Other topics covered: cardinal directions, wind directions, Suzhou numerals, Chinese classics like Siku Quanshu and the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Matteo Ricci and early Chinese cartography, Sinocentrism and cultural myopia, the Lanfang Republic and the Peranakan konsi as a kind of commonwealth, Ainu itaomachips, euligan or candlefish grease, and mammoth-riding Yukaghirs! Tired of learning geography and history in an uninspired world? Atlas Altera is a creative exercise that repaints the world while going hardcore on real geography, anthropology, linguistics, and history. For more content, visit www.atlasaltera.com or watch the video on YouTube.
This episode of CS is titled, Back in the East – Part 2Last time we took a brief look at the Jesuit missions to the Far East; namely Japan, China, Vietnam and India.We encountered the revolutionary approach to mission work of Alessandro Valignano and his spiritual heirs, Michele Ruggieri and Matteo Ricci. Their accomodationist approach to evangelism, where the Gospel was communicated by seeking to build a cultural bridge with the high civilizations of the Far East, was officially suppressed by Rome, even though it had amazing success in planting a healthy and vibrant church. So healthy was the Church in Japan it came under fire from a fierce resurgence in Japanese nationalism that expelled the Jesuits and persecuted the Church, driving it underground.From the dawn of the 17th C, both Dutch and English trading interests moved into Asia. Their commercial and military navies dominated those of other European nations.The Dutch established bases in Indonesia and created a center at Jakarta. The Dutch East India Company was founded in 1602, and carried the Dutch Reformed Church to the East Indies. But don't think this means the Dutch conducted missionary work among indigenous peoples. It merely means they carried their religious institution with them and built chapels so Dutch nationals had a place to worship when doing business there. Any converts from among the native population was by accident, not any kind of planned outreach. Dutch interests in the Far East were exclusively commercial.The English equivalent of the Dutch East India Company was, the creatively named à English East India Company. Though the directors of the Company were suspicious of missionaries, they appointed chaplains to their trading communities. This provided an opening for those with missionary vision in England and India, such as Parliamentarian William Wilberforce and Charles Grant, an employee of the company.Two outstanding East India Company chaplains were Henry Martyn and Claudius Buchanan. Martyn was a leading Cambridge intellect and winner of numerous academic prizes. He and other Cambridge students were influenced by the long ministry of Charles Simeon, whose preaching urged that the Gospel be taken to All Peoples. Martyn was a brilliant linguist and translator. He was appointed a chaplain in 1805, translated the NT into Urdu and Persian and prepared an Arabic version before his early death from tuberculosis at 31. His Indian assistant, Abdul Masih, converted from Islam to become a Christian missionary and advocate of the Faith. He was ordained in 1825 as the first Indian Anglican clergyman. Many others were inspired by Martyn's life of scholarship and devotion.William Carey, often regarded as the father of Protestant English missions, was both a shoemaker and Baptist preacher in Northamptonshire. He arrived in India in 1793. He was soon joined by 2 other Baptist giants, Joshua Marshman and William Ward, making what came to be known as the ‘Serampore Trio.' Serampore being the region where they lived and worked. The trio greatly admired the Moravians and shaped their community on the Moravian model.Carey's passage to India had been denied by the East India Company, the de facto government of English holdings in India, with their own hired army enforcing their will on the regions they operated. That would be like Amazon being the City Council and Law Enforcement for Seattle. Later British colonies and India came under control of the Crown. The East India Company opposed Carey's plan to take the Gospel to the Indians. Chaplains for the British in India was fine, but they didn't want to foment hostility with the faiths of their trading partners. Carey had ONE goal in going to India; to evangelize the lost. His passion to raise support in England for foreign missions led to his being derided by critics like Sydney Smith, a clergyman and author of satire who wrote for the Edinburgh Review.But by steady perseverance, monumental labor at biblical translation, longsuffering through family tragedies and the loss of precious manuscripts by fire, Carey faced down all critics, became Professor of Sanskrit at Fort William College and earned the accolade from Bishop Stephen Neill, himself a missionary in India: “In the whole history of the Church, no nobler man has ever given himself to the service of the Redeemer.”For North Americans, an equivalent figure to Carey as a pioneer was the great missionary to Burma, Adoniram Judson. Judson received his inspiration to become a missionary from reading the sermons of Claudius Buchanan in 1809. After ordination as a Congregationalist minister, he applied to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. On his voyage to India, he and his wife adopted a Baptist statement of Faith. On arrival in India he was baptized, having made his change of mind known to William Carey. He was refused permission to work by the East India Co as a Baptist missionary in India but began work in Rangoon in 1813. His work among the Karen people met with rousing success. The first Karen to be baptized was Ko Tha Byu, who came from a background of violent crime. Byu became a notable evangelist. The Karen became the largest Christian group of the region. In modern Myanmar they number 200,000 Christians in over 1,000 churches. Judson himself became a missionary icon and hero in mid-19th C North America.China closed its doors to foreigners of all kinds after imperial edicts against Christian preaching in 1720. Robert Morrison was the lone Protestant missionary from 1807, often at risk of his life. Although the East India Co was hostile to his mission, in 1809 he was employed by them as an interpreter so he could remain on Chinese soil. With the help of William Milne, he translated the entire Bible into Chinese and created a Chinese dictionary, which became a standard work for language studies. He and Milne founded an Anglo-Chinese school in Malacca.But any missionary incursion into wider China was impossible until the treaties of the mid-19th C opened the country by slow degrees.First, the so-called ‘treaty ports' became accessible in 1842 in the Treaty of Nanking, forced on China by British commercial interests. The Chinese were desperate for opium from India, supplied by the British, a major source of revenue.A bit later, the Treaty of Tientsin opened the interior to missionaries, preparing the way for the China Inland Mission.James Hudson Taylor was born in Yorkshire, England to a devout Methodist family. He trained as a doctor, but, before he qualified, offered himself as a missionary to the China Evangelization Society. Because of the political conditions in China during the pro-Christian Taiping Rebellion, he was sent to Shanghai in 1853.Hudson Taylor was inspired by Karl Gutzlaff, who'd travelled to the Chinese interior between 1833-9 as a freelance missionary.Gutzlaff was a German educated at a Moravian school. Drawn to the Far East by the urge to see China won to Christ, he began with the Netherlands Missionary Society in 1824 by serving in Thailand where he translated the Bible into Thai in just 3 years.In 1828 he broke with Netherlands Missionary Society because they wouldn't send him to China. From his perspective, that's why he was in the Far East. So, he became a freelance missionary, distributing Christian literature along the coast. He became an interpreter for the East India Co in Shanghai and helped negotiate the Treaty of Nanjing. He recruited Chinese nationals as evangelists to the interior and raised funds for their support through his writings in Europe, only to find that many of his recruits had deceived him and taken the money for other purposes. Although discredited in the eyes of some, Gutzlaff's strategy of using nationals as Christian workers was sound. No one doubted his missionary zeal. Hudson Taylor looked on him as the ‘grandfather' of the China Inland Mission and its work in the interior provinces.Hearkening back to the accomodationist policy of Valignano, Taylor experimented with identification in Chinese dress and the ‘queue'; that is, the pigtail hairstyle worn by Chinese men. But Taylor caught grief from other members of the missionary community, by his “going native” as it was called. In 1857, he resigned from the China Evangelization Society he'd been working with. Stirred deeply by the needs of the Chinese of the interior, Taylor founded the China Inland Mission in 1865, aiming to put 2 missionaries in each province, recently open to foreigners after the Treaty of Tientsin. He was now a fully qualified doctor and married to Maria Dyer, daughter of a missionary and a leader in her own right, he set out with a party of 16 from London to Shanghai in 1866, narrowly avoiding total loss by shipwreck.From the beginning the CIM was to be a so-called ‘faith mission', with no public appeals for funds; and its missionaries accepted the absolute, if gently applied, authority of Hudson Taylor, described by some as the ‘Ignatius Loyola of Protestant missions.'The CIM came to number over 800 missionaries, including Methodists, Baptists, Anglicans, Presbyterians and others. It planted churches that had a membership of some 80,000 by 1897. The public profile of the CIM was greatly enhanced in the 1880s by the arrival of the “Cambridge 7”, 2 of whom were well-known sports heroes and popularized as making great sacrifices for the Cause of Christ. CT Studd was 1 of these, later to found of the World Evangelization Crusade and the Heart of Africa Mission, which worked in the Belgian Congo.Hudson Taylor's publication, China's Millions, achieved a circulation of 50,000 and helped put the mission in front of the public. The society suffered heavily in the nationalist Boxer Rebellion of 1898 to 1900. A total of 200 missionaries, many of them Roman Catholic, and 30,000 Chinese Christians lost their lives. CIM lost 58 missionaries and several children. Even with this tragic set-back, the CIM continued to be an influential group under its 2nd director, Dixon Hoste, 1 of the Cambridge 7. In 1949 all missionary personnel were expelled by the Communists.Hudson Taylor is described by the eminent Church Historian Kenneth Scott Latourette as “1 of the 4 or 5 most influential foreigners who came to China in the 19th C for any purpose, religious or secular.”
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