taoism

1. CONFUCIUS

2. CONFUCIANISM
EMPISIZES THE ETHICAL DIMENSION
OF THE WORLD , IT GIVES PRIMARY
ATTENTION TO HUMAN
RELATIONSHIP , THUS ADVOCATING
SOCIAL VALUES AND IDEAS WHICH
SHOULD AS THE FOUNDATION OF
CHINESE SOCIETY.

3. HISTORICAL BACKDROUND
ZHOU DYNAST
- THE SECOND
HISTORICAL DYNASTY OF CHINA
- THE PROLIFESION OF
CHINESE CLASSICAL THROUGH
HAPPENED WITHIN THE REIGN OF
THIS DYNASTY.

4. THE ZHOU PERIOD WAS DIVIDED
INTO WESTERN ZHOU (1122-770 B.C.E.) AND
ESTEARN ZHOU (770-221 B.C.E )
THE EASTERN ZHOU WAS FURTHER
SUBDIVIDED INTO THE SPRING AND
AUTUMN PERIOD ( 772-481 B.C.E ) AND THE
WARNING STATE PERIOD (403-221 B.C.E ).

5. ZHOU PERIOD –DURING THIS PERIOD ,
TECHNOLOGICAL GROWTH LED TO
TRADING DEVELOPMENT , WHICH
LED TO A REMARKABLE INCREASE IN
WEALTH.
THE BASAL STATES WERE QIN IN THE
WEST , JIN IN THE NORTH , YAN IN THE
NORTHEAST, AND QI IN THE EAST.

6. THE LIFE OF CONFUCIUS
CONFUCIUS WAS A CHINESE
TEACHER , POLITICIAN AND
PHILOSOPHY OF THE SPRING AND
AUTUMN PERIOD OF CHINESE
HISTORY .THE PILOSOPHY OF
CONFUCIUS , ALSO KNOWN AS
CONFUSIANISM , CORRECTNESS OF
SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP , JUSTICE AND
SINCERITY.

7. QOUTES OF CONFUCIUS
“ EVERYTHING HAS IT’S BEUTY , BUT
NOT EVERYONE SEE’S IT .”
“ WANT YOU TO EVERYTHING THAT’S
YOU , DEEPAT THE CENTER OF YOUR
BEING .”
“ NEVER DO TO OTHERS WHAT YOU
WOULD NOT LIKE THEM TO DO TO
YOU .”

8. SACRED SCRIPTURES : THE
CONFUCIAN CLASSICS
THE FIVE CLASSICS WAS A GROUP
WAS OF BOOK WHICH WAS
REGARDED AS EARLY CONFUCIANISM
BASIC TEXT . THIS INCLUDE THE
BOOK OF CHANGESS, THE BOOK OF
HISTORY , THE BOOK OF POETRY , THE
CLASSIC O THE RITES, AND THE
SPRING AND AUTUMN ANIMALS.

9. TAOISM

10. Taoism
The Great Tao flows everywhere.
It may go left or right
All things depend on it for life.
and it does not turn away from them.
It accomplishes its task, but does not claim
credit for it.
It clothes and feeds all things
but does not claim to be master
over them. Tao Te Ching, chapter 30

11. Origins of Taoism
The origins are ancient, dating back to the time of Conf
ucius: 551-479.
Taoism’s beginnings are shrouded in mystery.
It is not certain whether the founder of Taoism, Lao
Tzu, ever actually existed.
There are accounts, however legendary, about Lao Tzu

12. Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu

13. Lao Tzu
Born in 604 B.C. E., his name means “old master.”
He was conceived by a shooting star.
When his mother gave birth to him, he was already
eighty two years old, a wise man with flowing white
hair.
He worked as a government archivist.
Eventually, he became disinchanted with the
corruption of government.
He left his town after taking three days to write down
his words of wisdom, The Tao Te Ching.

14. The Tao Te Ching
Authored by Lao Tzu, it is Taoism’s foundational text.
It is 81 short chapters, dating back to the 3rd. century,
b.c.e.
It contains many paradoxes and profound teachings on
living in harmony with nature.
Chapter 56 = Echoes of such mystery are heard
repeatedly.
Those who know do not speak; Those who speak do not
know.

15. Chuang Tzu
Taoism’s second founder seems to have lived from
369 to 286 b.c.e.
The Chuang Tzu, his text, is as important as the Tao
Te Ching but not as well known.
He is known for his humor, profound lessons and
stories.
The central theme of his work is the relativity of
things: “Who is to say, it asks, exactly what is good,
what ought to be done, or even who we are, when
answers to such questions are so dependent on particular
circumstances?

16. ZEN BUDDHISM
 THE “MEDETATION SCHOOL.
 SEEK’S SUDDEN ENLIGHTENMENT [SATORI] THROUGH
MEDECATION, ARRIVING AT EMPTINESS [SUNYATA ] .
 USES OF MEDECATION MASTER [ROSHI].
 BEUTY ,ART , AND AESTHETICS.
• GARDEN
• ARCHERY
• TEA CEREMORY
• CALLIGRAPY

17. CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY
 IT RELATES KNOWLEDGES SYSTEMATICALLY.
 IT STRIVES FOR COHERENCE , THE
FORMULATION OF A WORLDVIEW.
 IT’S A METHOD IS TO CONSULT INFORMATION
FROM THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE .

18. PURPOSE OF CHRISTIAN
PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
TO DEVELOP BIBLICAL CHARACTER IN
THE LIVES OF THE STUDENTS(VIRTUE)
TO SECURE FOR THE STUDENTS THE
APPROPRIATE WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE
OF CHRIST.

19. CURRICULUM
SHOULD BE LIVELYAND
APPROPRIATE TO THE LEARNER , AS
WELLAS TO NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
ATTAIN MASTERY OF THE SUBJECT
WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE
BIBLICAL WORLD VIEW.

20. WHY TEACH ?
TO LOVE THE LORD GOD WITH ALL
THEIR HEARTS
TO BECOME AN EFFECTIVE
BELIEVER
HELP THE STUDENTS TO
ARTICULATE THE HOPE THAT LIES
WITHIN HIM/HER.

21. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
EDUCATION OF AN INDIVIDUALS
TODAY PARENTS SHOULD SEE THE
CHURCH AS BEING A COOP IN
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OF THEIR
CHILDREN

22. ROLE OF THE LEARNER
“ THE PUPIL’S GROWTH IS
DETERMINED NOT BY WHAT HE
HEARS BUT BY WHAT HE DOES
ABOUT WHAT HE HEARS ”

23. FOCUS ON THE LEARNER
A LEARNER IS A REAL PERSON ,
TEACHERS DO NOT TEACH LESSONS
THEY TEACH PEOPLES .

24. “ TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE
WAY HE SHOULD GO : AND WE
IS OLD , HE WILL NEVER NOT
DEPART FROM IT ”
PROVERBS 22:6