The very name of Confucius is a constant reminder that the “foremost sage” in China was first known in the West through Latin works. The most influential of

Is it possible that the familiar and beloved figure of Confucius was invented by Jesuit priests? Based on specific documentary evidence, historian Lionel Jensen

It is impossible to understand the early history of the Society of Jesus and the Catholic Church in China without understanding the preeminent role played by th

Paul A Rule is an Honorary Associate of the China Studies Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, and is associated with the Ricci Institute for Chines

"Portraits of Confucius presents a major collection of Western perspectives on Confucius and Confucianism, stretching from the Jesuit missions of the 16th-centu