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Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with Kin Sheung Chiaretto Yan as they discuss My Chinese Dream: Dialogues and Encounters with Christianity

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Since the first introduction of Christianity to China, many in both the East and West have explored the compatibility of Chinese culture with the Gospel. As a Chinese scholar, educated both in China and in Italy, Chiaretto Yan dreams of a new basis for encounter and dialogue, respectful of both church teaching and the deep wells of Chinese wisdom. In this book he attempts to find points of agreement between the Christian culture of unity and the Chinese culture of harmony, drawing on both biblical themes and insights from Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. This encounter is then extended to practical questions, including the promotion of integral ecology, “fraternity and social friendship,” the alleviation of poverty, and issues of social justice and religious freedom. 

Kin Sheung Chiaretto Yan (甄健湘) is visiting professor at the University of Saint Joseph-Macau and the National Seminary of the Catholic Church in China. He holds a doctorate in practical theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, another doctorate in philosophy from the Sophia University Institute in Loppiano, and is the author of Evangelization in China: Challenges and Prospects (Orbis Books) and Seasons for Relationships. He is a consecrated member of the international Focolare movement.

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