Journey to the East: the Jesuit mission to China, 1579-1724

Abstract

* Preface * Note on Translations and Orthography * Introduction * Part I: Charting the Course *1. An Uneasy Foothold *2. In the Shadow of Greatness *3. Witnesses to Armageddon *4. The Problem of Success *5. Between Tolerance and the Intolerable * Part II: Building the Church *6. In the Apostles' Classroom *7. Learning the Language of Birds *8. The Business of Conversion *9. A Good Method and Order *10. Brothers of Passion and Mercy * Conclusion * Bibliographical Note * Notes * Illustration Credits * Index