Confucianism (Ruism), may be viewed as a tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or simply a way of life. It developed from what was later termed the Hundred Schools of Thought from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius (551-479 BC), who considered himself a reinterpreter of theology and values that were inherited from the Shang (c. 1600 BC-1046 BC) and Zhou dynasties (c. 1046...