Professor Yao Xinzhong (; born 1957) is Dean of the School of Philosophy at

Renmin University of China The Renmin University of China (RUC; ) is a national key public research university in Beijing, China. The university is affiliated to the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. RUC ...

in Beijing, as well as author and editor of the Encyclopaedia of

Confucianism Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China. Variously described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or a ...

. He was formerly director of the King's China Institute at King's College London. Prior to this appointment, Professor Yao was Professor of Religion and Ethics at the

University of Wales, Lampeter University of Wales, Lampeter ( cy, Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan) was a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822, and incorporated by royal charter in 1828, it was the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales, with limited ...

, and a senior research fellow at the Ian Ramsey Centre,

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

. He was educated at Renmin University, and took his Doctorate Degree at

University of Wales , latin_name = , image = , caption = Coat of Arms , motto = cy, Goreu Awen Gwirionedd , mottoeng = The Best Inspiration is Truth , established = , , type = Confederal, non-member ...

."Yao Xinzhong,
World Ethics Institute Beijing
/ref> Professor Yao has written books and articles on the subject of Confucianism, including comparative studies with

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...

. In 1998, in recognition of his work promoting Confucianism in the UK, he was made honorary President of the Confucian Academy in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

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Ian Ramsey Centre: Xinzhong Yao

King's College London: Professor Xinzhong Yao
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yao, Xinzhong Religion academics Living people Chinese Confucianists Academics of King's College London Renmin University of China alumni Alumni of the University of Wales 1957 births