千年来，孔子和儒家思想对中国的影响不仅体政治、经济、文化，也体现在中国人的行为和思维方式之中。
本书从孔子的生平着手，回顾孔子以及儒家学派的基本思想、发展历程，介绍儒学是怎样逐渐成为古代中国的主导思想；反思近现代儒学遇到的艰巨挑战，经历的现代变革，总结儒学对中国与世界所产生的深远影响，以及如何型塑中国人的行为规范、思维方式和价值取向。

Contents
Preface
Chapter Ⅰ Who was Confucius
Section 1 Peculiar Signs of the Sage
Section 2 From ‘Devotion to Studying’ to ‘Tireless Learning’
Section 3 Top Scholar Aims at Officialdom
Section 4 Travelling to Other States to Pursue His Dream
Section 5 The Great Master and His 3,000 Disciples
Section 6 The Birth of the Confucian Canon-The Analects of Confucius
Chapter Ⅱ The Origins and Evolution of Confucianism
Section 1 Benevolence, Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom and Trustworthiness
Section 2 From the Contending of All Schools of Thought to Venerating Confucianism Alone
Section 3 The Syncretism of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism
Section 4 Neo-Confucianism of the Song Dynasty and the Culmination of Confucian Development
Section 5 Confucianism During the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Chapter Ⅲ The Inheritance and Development of Confucianism
Section 1 The Tortuous Development of Modern Confucianism
Section 2 The Rise of Confucianism Fervor
Section 3 Grand Activities in Memory of Confucius
Section 4 Reviewing the Classics by Removing the Dross and Retaining the Essences
Chapter Ⅳ The Chinese View of Confucianism
Section 1 The Prevalent Decorum Culture
Section 2 Outer Round and Inner Square Social Behavior
Section 3 Chinese Patriotism
Section 4 The Chinese People's Sense of a Native Hometown
Section 5 Social Ideal of Universal Peace
Chapter Ⅴ Oriental Wisdom Shining Around the World
Section 1 The Influence of Confucian Culture on Asia
Section 2 China Fever in the Modern West
Section 3 Within the Four Seas, All Men Are Brothers
Section 4 Inheritance of Confucianism by Overseas Chinese
Appendix A Brief Chinese Chronology