This is a list of notable converts to Christianity from Confucianism. It is debated whether Confucianism is a religion and some Confucians who became Christians considered themselves to remain Confucian in philosophy.
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Hong Sa-ik | Korean-Japanese World War II general who was executed for war crimes after the war |
| Heup Young Kim | Theologian and member of the International Society for Science and Religion |
| Nakamura Masanao | Member of the Meirokusha who was baptized; largely retained the Confucian ideals that were compatible with Christianity |
| Sun Myung Moon | Raised Korean Confucianist before his family (including himself) converted to Presbyterianism, before later he founded Unification Movement (Christian New religious movement) later his life |
| Xi Shengmo | Chinese Christian leader |
References
- Kim, Young-Sik, Ph.D. (2003). "The US-Korea relations: 1910–1945: A brief history of the US-Korea relations prior to 1945". Association for Asian Research. Archived from the original on 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
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- Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures
- Unification Church: Mass Moonie Marriage in the US, BBC News, Saturday, 29 November 1997.
- One of China's Scholars: The Culture & Conversion of a Confucianist
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