Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Notes and Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Definition of Terms -- 2 Science and Religion -- 3 'Studies of Half Kang' -- 4 Implications -- 5 Chapter Organization -- 1. A New Sage -- 1 Religious Leanings -- 1.1 Classical and Folk Beliefs -- 1.2 Buddhist Inspiration -- 1.3 Knowledge of Christianity -- 2 Scientific Pursuits -- 2.1 The Window of Geography -- 2.2 Book Purchase at Shanghai -- 2.3 Gleaning from Translations -- 3 Enlightenment -- 3.1 Universal Laws -- 3.2 Unity of Shangdi (God) -- 2. The Confucian Luther -- 1 A Memorial to the Throne -- 1.1 Countering Christian Threats -- 2 An Unconventional Teacher -- 2.1 Western Sciences -- 2.2 Chinese Origins -- 2.3 Cosmic Evolution -- 3 Recasting Confucianism -- 3.1 Restoring the Religion of Confucius -- 3.2 Reform and a Confucian Church -- 4 Knowledge Is One -- 4.1 A Three-Tiered System -- 4.2 Harmonizing the Three Religions -- 4.3 A Monistic Philosophy -- 3. The Great Unity -- 1 Confucian Reinterpretation Completed -- 1.1 Confucius as a Divine Teacher -- 1.2 Scientific Notions Appropriated -- 1.3 In the Future World of Datong -- 2 Liang's 'Change of Heart' -- 2.1 Confucianism Not a Religion -- 2.2 Buddhism a Better Choice -- 3 Observations during World Travels -- 3.1 Reflections on Religions -- 3.2 Shendao and Rendao -- 3.3 On Material Reconstruction -- 4. A State Religion -- 1 A 'Titular Monarchical Republic' -- 2 The Confucian Movement -- 2.1 Chen's Presentation -- 2.2 The Confucian Religion Association -- 2.3 The State Religion Campaign -- 3 In the Name of Science -- 3.1 Religion and Superstition -- 3.2 Scientism versus Religion -- 3.3 Looking for Substitutes -- 5. A Celestial Wanderer -- 1 Science versus Metaphysics -- 2 A Lecture Tour to the North -- 2.1 The Confucian Way -- 2.2 The Power of Science -- 3 Celestial Peregrination.

3.1 Lectures on the Heavens -- 3.2 A Treatise on God -- 4 The Fate of Kang's Skull -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

This close analysis of Kang's conception of a compatible and complementary relationship between scientific knowledge and 'true religion' exemplified by his Confucian religion (kongjiao) contributes to a richer understanding of this subject in China and in a more global context.

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