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Title Liberal arts and the legacy of China's Christian universities / Peter Tze Ming Ng, Leping Mou, Ruth Hayhoe, editors
Published Singapore : Springer, 2023

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Description 1 online resource
Series East-West crosscurrents in higher education
East-West crosscurrents in higher education
Contents Part 1. From Missionaries to Chinese Professors -- Chapter 1. The Historical Destiny of Chinas Christian Universities: Evidence from the Writings of Miner Searle Bates -- Chapter 2. T.T. Lew, T.C. Chao and the School of Religion at Yenching University -- Chapter 3. Chen Yuan and the Modern Transformation of Chinese Research on Religion in the first half of the 20th century -- Chapter 4. Reflections on the Case of Wu Yifangs Upbringing and Religious Faith -- Part 2. Distinctive Characteristics of the Study of Christian Higher Education in China -- Chapter 5. The Rocks from Other Mountains may Become Jade for us: Retrospective and Outlook on Research into Chinas Christian universities -- Chapter 6. The Department of Chinese Literature and Chinese Studies at Hangchow Christian University during the Republican era -- Chapter 7. The Liberal Arts at Yenching University, As We Know Them -- Chapter 8. Fukien Christian University and South China Womens University as Examples of the Theory-based Exploration and Field Work Practice of Christian universities in rural villages during the Nationalist period -- Part 3. The Interplay between Globalization and Localization -- Chapter 9. Glocalization: A New Perspective in the Study of Chinas Christian universities -- Chapter 10. Buildings in Christian Universities and the Renaissance of Chinese Traditional Architecture -- Chapter 11. Gender, Family and Nation: Cohesion and Conflict among Christian women intellectuals at the Christian Universities -- Chapter 12. The Relationship between the Christian Universities and the Nationalist Government in the War-time Period -- Chapter 13. The Evolution of Policy for Cooperation with China in the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia since the 1980s
Summary This book brings together English translations of thirteen research papers published in recent years by Chinese historians, sociologists, and educators. These papers investigate various dimensions of the legacy of Chinas historic The Christian Universities which continues to inspire higher education reform in China even in the twenty-first century. This book focuses on Christian Universities, which fostered a particularly notable Liberal Arts Education in the Chinese context. Besides embracing some ideals in common with Liberal Arts Education developed in the West, their Liberal Arts Education curriculum had an emphasis on readings in the classics, history, philosophy, religion, ethics, and literature which conveyed traditional Chinese values. The Christian Universities also shared a strong commitment to moral formation, community service, and global citizenship education. This book emphasizes Liberal Arts Education that focused on the whole person, where academic knowledge, skills, and character were equally valued. The book presents distinctive characteristics of the study of Christian higher education in China and the interplay between globalization and localization
Notes Includes index
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 12, 2023)
Subject Christian universities and colleges -- China
Education, Humanistic -- China
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- China
Education and globalization -- China
Christian universities and colleges
Education and globalization
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives
Education, Humanistic
Universitats catòliques.
Educació superior.
Finalitats de l'educació.
Educació humanística.
Globalització.
China
Xina.
Genre/Form Llibres electrònics.
Form Electronic book
Author Wu, Ziming.
Mou, Leping
Hayhoe, Ruth.
ISBN 9789819900671
9819900670