Pattberg with Roger T. Ames, August 2013

Ames, Roger T. 安樂哲| Center for Chinese Studies | Pattberg, Thorsten 裴德思 | Peking University

With friend and spiritual mentor Roger T. Ames, sinologist, educator, and ethicist of Hawaii University. Roger believes we should get rid of the term ‘Confucianism’ and call it by its real name: Rujia or Ruxue:

“I am not saying that ruxue has the answers to the world’s problems; but it has very important contribution to make.”

Roger T. Ames: We are getting rid of the term 'Confucianism'

Roger T. Ames: The Class of Ru

On CCTV, Dec 24 2012

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While China Network Television CNTV came to record images of our Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies (IAHS) at Peking University, we had a group discussion on the future of Confucianism:

Pattberg at The Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies, Peking University

It turned out that Tu Weiming was about to get awarded with the CNTV Personality of the Year 2012 prize for disseminating Chinese Culture to the world.

Pattberg: Ruxue, also know as Confucianism, is little understood in the West; that is because Western scholars use erroneous biblical and philosophical translations, instead of adopting China's originality and concepts.

Santa Confucius and Christmas in China, anyway!