Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-584) and index.

Preliminary material / ROMAN MALEK -- Einführung in die Problematik / ROMAN MALEK -- Wu Leichuan: Biographische Skizze, Schrifttum und die Prolegomena seiner Hermeneutik / ROMAN MALEK -- Der Sozialreformer Mozi: Das Leben und die Lehre Mozis nach Wu Leichuan und seine „christliche“ Sicht der chinesischen Tradition / ROMAN MALEK -- Der Sozialreformer Jesus: Das Leben und die Lehre Jesu nach Wu Leichuan und seine „ruistische“ Sicht der christlichen Tradition / ROMAN MALEK -- Mozi und Jesus: Reinterpretation und Dialog / ROMAN MALEK -- Abschließende Bemerkungen: Verschmelzung der Horizonte / ROMAN MALEK -- Bibliographie / ROMAN MALEK -- Generalindex mit Glossar / ROMAN MALEK -- STUDIES IN CHRISTIAN MISSION / ROMAN MALEK.

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This work explores the Christian-Chinese encounter from a non-Confucian perspective, exemplified by the comparison between Jesus and the philosopher Mozi (5th c. B.C.). The investigation is based on the work Mozi yu Yesu of the Hanlin scholar and convert Wu Leichuan (1869–1944). The first part gives a biographical sketch and discusses the writings and prolegomena of the Sino-Christian hermeneutics of Wu. Part two describes the social reformer Mozi and his teachings that are interpreted by Wu in a Christian way. Part three presents the life and teachings of Jesus according to Wu as well as his attempts to establish a “Ruist” view of the Christian tradition. Part four is dedicated to the comparison between Mozi and Jesus, with special emphasis on Wu’s understanding of religion. The fifth part refers to the defectiveness of the Chinese and Christian traditions and to the necessity of a return to the “true and original Dao.”