| Volume 7, Number 2, April 2010 |
Reflecting on the Quest, the Zest and the Rest
by 刘伟杰 Cyril J. Law |
“In the Footsteps of Matteo Ricci”:
The Legacy of Yves Raguin, S.J.
by Michael Saso 苏海涵 |
| BORN in 1801, John Henry Newman was formerly an Anglican clergyman, active in the intellectual and religious circles associated with the University of Oxford. He and other scholars like Edward Pusey (1800-1882) and John Keble (1792-1866) were at the core of a nascent trend in the Church of England of the 1830s, known as the Oxford Movement or Tractarianism (named after the published Tracts disseminating their ideas). The movement advocated a re-orientation or conservative return to the fundamental Christian Church principles of Antiquity, Apostolicity, Authority and Tradition. It was also politically concerned with the dissipating autonomy of the Anglican Church in face of growing governmental interference. Enmeshed in the heated debates surrounding what constitutes orthodox Christian belief, Newman was drawn nearer and nearer to considering whether Christianity, true and tested, reside fully elsewhere other than the Anglican Communion. The resolution was his celebrated (some say controversial) conversion to Catholicism in 1845, marking the inspiring... [ Read more ] |
THE year 2010 marks a worldwide movement to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the legacy of Matteo Ricci, S.J., who passed away in Beijing, China, in 1610. Ricci is acclaimed by historians for introducing western science to China, and adopting Chinese cultural and spiritual values for Jesuit missionary work in Asia. During the ensuing 400 years, the Jesuits were “suppressed” (1773 to 1814) by those who opposed Ricci’s vision.
The work of Yves Raguin, S.J. (1912-1998) and his quiet, less publicized movement to adopt Asian forms of prayer for Catholic/Christian spirituality, continues until today, transcending and going far beyond Ricci’s original “Confucian” limited vision.
A report on the “Monastic Interreligious Dialogue”, which occurred between September 18th-22nd 1995, gives a concise account of the teachings of Yves Raguin on Asian Catholic prayer. The following report on “Prayer of the Name and Prayer of Silence”, organized by the Commission of the Secretariat “Aide Inter-Monastères”... [ Read more ] |
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| Issue 7.2 |
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Priceless Friendship
—Matteo Ricci’s Legacy
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