When one compares Christianity with the religions of Indian origin, above all Hinduism and Buddhism, they all seem at least to share various words, usages, myths, and ideas of the Indo-European language group between the Ganges and the Mediterranean. But a comparison between Christianity and the Chinese religions, this third great world religious “river system" beside the Semitic-prophetic and the Indian-mystic? This is in fact my working hypothesis, one that will be confirmed again and again in the course of this book: Within the "single religious history of mankind" the Chinese religions are not some kind of Far Eastern and exotic appendage of general religious history, to be treated as marginal or as an afterthought, as textbooks usually do. No, the Chinese religions must be taken seriously as a third independent religious river system, equal in value to the others.

Discusses the Chinese religions of shamanism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, and analyzes them from a Christian perspective
Membahas agama-agama Tiongkok seperti shamanisme, Konfusianisme, Taoisme, dan Buddhisme, serta menganalisisnya dari perspektif Kristen.