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SOURCE: "A Missionary View of Confucianism," in A Systematical Digest of the Doctrines of Confucius, The General Evangelical Protestant Missionary Society of Germany, 1902, pp. 89-99.
In the excerpt below, Faber compares Confucianism and Christianity.
This subject is still but little known. As I have an exhaustive work in preparation I will take the liberty of stating here its programme:—
- The Thirteen Sacred Books of Confucianism. The origin of every portion of them. A history of the text. Remnants of ancient texts; various readings, quotations, etc. History of the Confucian Canon.
- The other Ancient Literature of China, i.e., a description of all the original works still in existence and not included in the Confucian Sacred Books.
- Outline of a History of the Pre-Confucian Period, from these sources (under II), compared with such accidental notices as the Confucian Classics (under I) may contain.
- The Life and Work of Confucius...
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