A missiological study on the ethical teachings of Jesus and of Confucius: Deriving elenctic implications from comparative ethics.

摘要

The purpose of this research is to derive elenctic implications from the comparative study of the ethical teachings of Jesus and Confucius. Chinese pastors in Taiwan have a tendency to overlook the use of their culture in evangelizing their own people. This research offers useful information for deriving elenctic implications from the comparative ethics of Jesus and Confucius.; The following research questions guide the study: (1) What is the concept of elenctics? (2) What are the ethical teachings of Confucius? (3) What are the ethical teachings of Jesus? (4) What are the similarities and the differences between the ethical teachings of Jesus and of Confucius? (5) What are the elenctic implications from the study of the comparative ethics of Jesus and Confucius?; The publications concerning the ethical teachings of Jesus and Confucius are analyzed and compared in the following categories: cardinal virtue, social ethics, political ethics, motives, and the way to meet the ethical demands for deriving elenctic implications. The publications related to the concept of elenctics are also presented in this study.