Preliminary Considerations and Conventions
Major Periods in Chinese History
Introduction: The Story of Confucianism
Chapter I. The World into which Confucius Came
Chapter II. What Confucius Taught: the Analects
Chapter III. The Formation of Classical Confucianism
Chapter IV. Confucian Ascendancy in the Han Dynasty
Chapter V. Blending Confucianism with Other Worldviews
Chapter VI. Confucianism and Challenges from a Foreign Land
Chapter VII. The Renaissance Period of Confucianism
Chapter VIII. Conversations with Master Zhu
Chapter IX. Confucianism in New Homes and New Hearts
Chapter X. The Contemporary Period
A Quick Guide to Pronunciation
Illustrations, Map and Picture Credits
Glossary of Names and Terms