Ching, James an English Bible Christian minister, was born at Clovelly, Devon, January 15, 1803. He was converted at the age of seventeen, and eight months afterwards was appointed class-leader. In 1823 he was placed on the circuit plan as local preacher, and in 1829 was taken into the itinerant ministry. He continued to labor … Continue reading “Ching, James”
Ch’ing (dynasty) philosophy
Ch’ing (dynasty) philosophy See li hsueh and Chinese philosophy. — W.T.C Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Ching
Ch’ing Passions; feelings; emotions; interpreted as (a) Human nature (which is originally tranquil) when moved and awakened and expressed in the seven feelings (joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hatred, and desire), like and dislike, and the sense of advantage and disadvantage. (b) The impure side of man, born of the passive (yin) vital force (ch’i) … Continue reading “Ching”
Chinese Versions Of The Scriptures
Chinese Versions Of The Scriptures or, rather, Versions in the Languages of China. The preparation of an accurate version of the Bible in the Chinese language has engaged the attention of many missionaries since a very early period. The translations of the Nestorians in this direction, during their residence in China for nearly eight hundred … Continue reading “Chinese Versions Of The Scriptures”
Chinese Rites
Chinese Rites A conventional term for certain ceremonies in use from time immemorial among the Chinese, which the Jesuit missionaries allowed their neophytes to retain after conversion, but which were afterward prohibited by the Holy See. These rites had to do with honoring ancestors or deceased relatives and paying particular tokens of respect to the … Continue reading “Chinese Rites”
Chinese Religion
Chinese Religion It is hardly possible to speak of one religion in so extended a country as China. There are four principal religious beliefs which are distinguishable, although related to each other. The purest is that of Koni-fu-tse or Confucius (q.v.). This faith is professed by the learned, and is better designated as a philosophic … Continue reading “Chinese Religion”
Chinese Philosophy
Chinese Philosophy Confucianism and Taoism have been the dual basis of Chinese thought, with Buddhism presenting a strong challenge in medieval times. The former two, the priority of either of which is still controversial, rivaled each other from the very beginning to the present day. Taoism (tao chia) opposed nature to man, glorifying Tao or … Continue reading “Chinese Philosophy”
Chinese Mission Society of Saint Columban
Chinese Mission Society of Saint Columban Also known as the Maynooth Mission to China. Founded in 1916 , at Dalgarn Park, Ireland , by the Right Reverend Edward J. Galvan, Titular Bishop of Myrina and Vicar Apostolic of Hanyang. The mother-house is at Navan, Ireland , and the headquarters of the society in the United … Continue reading “Chinese Mission Society of Saint Columban”
Chinese
Chinese The land of Sinim is believed by many authorities to be a reference to the Chinese. Isa 49:12 Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Chinebertus
Chinebertus bishop of the Lindisfari. SEE CYNBERT. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature