Ma Xiangbo and the Mind of Modern China

An in-depth study of Ma Xiangbo, one of the most prominent Catholic thinkers in modern China. Introduction, Ruth Hayhoe; Part 1 The Political, Religious and Educational Worlds of Ma Xiangbo; Chapter 1 Statesman and Centenarian: Ma Xiangbo as Witness of China’s Early Modernity, Weizheng Zhu, Xiaoming Wu; Chapter 2 Christianity and Cultural Conflict in the Life of Ma Xiangbo, Tiangang Li, Ruth Hayhoe; Chapter 3. Standing Between Two Worlds: Ma Xiangbo's Educational Thought and Practice, Yongling Lu; Part 2 Selected Translations of Ma Xiangbo’s Essays and Speeches, Ruth Hayhoe, Xiaochun Hu, Yongling Lu; Chapter 4 The Need for Political Parties and Their Responsibilities (1908); Chapter 5 A Letter to the Pope Asking Him to Promote Education in China (1912); Chapter 6 The Hanxia Academy of Humanities and Sciences (1913); Chapter 7 Nine Documents on the Hanxia Academy of Humanities and Sciences (c. 1914); Chapter 8 Some Suggestions on Setting up a French-Style Academy (c.1913); Chapter 9 Should a Head of State Preside Over Religious Ceremonies ? (1914); Chapter 10 An Introduction to Philosophy Published in 1926; Chapter 11 Using Scholarship to Spread Religion (1932); Chapter 12 Religion and Culture (1933)Part3 A Bibliographic Index to the Life and Work of Ma Xiangbo (in Chinese), Yongling Lu;