Journey to the EastIt was one of the great encounters of world history: highly educated European priests confronting Chinese culture for the first time in the modern era. This “journey to the East” is explored by Brockey as he retraces the path of the Jesuit missionaries who sailed from Portugal to China. |
Contents
25 | |
In the Shadow of Greatness | 57 |
Witnesses to Armageddon | 92 |
The Problem of Success | 125 |
Between Tolerance and the Intolerable | 164 |
Building the Church | 205 |
In the Apostles Classroom | 207 |
Learning the Language of Birds | 243 |
The Business of Conversion | 287 |
Other editions - View all
Journey to the East: The Jesuit Mission to China, 1579–1724 Liam Matthew Brockey Limited preview - 2008 |
Journey to the East: The Jesuit Mission to China, 1579–1724 Liam Matthew Brockey Limited preview - 2008 |
Journey to the East: The Jesuit Mission to China, 1579–1724 Liam Matthew Brockey No preview available - 2008 |
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