⑵ Beliefs
Confucian ethical teachings include the following values： *Ren: benevolence, humaneness towards others; the highest Confucian virtue Yi: righteousness Zhi: Knowledge Li：includes ritual, propriety, etiquette, etc. Xin: honesty and trustworthiness
The comparison between Puritanism and Confucianism
Confucianism
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Content：
1. Introduction of Puritanism
2. Introduction of Confucianism
3. The comparison
①Unconditional election( the idea that God had decreed(颁布、判决） who was damned and who was saved from before the beginning of the world) ②Limited atonement（限定的救赎）( the idea that Christ died for the elect only) ③total depravity（堕落）( humanity’s utter corruption since the Fall) ④irresistible grace( regeneration as entirely a work of God, which cannot be resisted and to which the sinner contributes nothing) ⑤the perseverance of the saints( the elect, despite their backsliding（堕落） and faintness of heart, cannot fall away from grace.)
⑤the perseverance of the saints
⑵ Influence on People’s Personality
※Puritans: *mission-sense: *to spread social justice and liberty *to lead human beings into a free and peaceful future
⑶ Personality of American Puritan
① He was a visionary who never forgets that two plus two equals four; he was a son of Jehovah who never came out on the losing side of a bargain…He was a practical idealist…He came to New England to found the perfect society and the Kingdom of the elect and never expect it to be perfect, but only the best that fallible(易错的) men could make.
②His creed was the revealed word of God and
his life was the rule of moderation; his belief were handed down on high and his conduct was regulated by expediency(权宜，私利).He was a doctrinaire(空论家，教条主义者）and an opportunist.
⑶Influence in modern times
3.The comparison
⑴Beliefs
①Unconditional election
②Limited atonement（限定的救赎） ③total depravity（堕落）
① Ren ② Yi ③ Li ④ Zhi ⑤ Xin
④irresistible grace
③Religious intolerance and bigotry(固执，顽固）
Disciplined and hard; austerity(节俭，朴素，苦行） of taste and killjoy way of life
2. Confucianism
⑴Definition: Confucianism is the cornerstone of traditional Chinese culture. It is a complete ideological system created by Confucius, based on the traditional culture of the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. Confucianism has dominated a feudal society that in essence has lasted 2000 years and for that reason its influence over the history, social structure and the people of China cannot be overlooked.
* individual is subordinate to the group, *doesn’t encourage people to show their own personality (Golden Rule). *most people will not behave conspicuous just as they want in front of others. * On one hand, this suppresses people’s personality *on the other hand, the makes people have a stronger belief on collectivities /more consideration for others and groups.
•Important military and political figures in modern Chinese history continued to be influenced by Confucianism, like the Muslim warlord Ma Fuxiang. The New Life Movement relied heavily on Confucianism. The Kuomintang party purged China's education system of western ideas, introducing Confucianism into the curriculum. Education came under the total control of state, which meant, in effect, the Kuomintang party, via the Ministry of Education. Military and political classes on the Kuomintang's Three Principles of the People （三民主義） were added. Textbooks, exams, degrees and educational instructors were all controlled by the state, as were all universities.
1. Puritanism
⑴Definition: Puritanism was a religious reform movement that arose within the Church of England in the late sixteenth century Under siege from church and crown, it sent an offshoot in the third and fourth decades of the seventeenth century to the northern English colonies in the New World—a migration that laid the foundation for the religious, intellectual, and social order of New England. ⑵ 5 doctrines:
※Chinese: