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Ching, James

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”

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 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

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