Journey to the East

The Jesuit Mission to China, 1579–1724

Liam Matthew Brockey

  • 2007 Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Book Award
  • 2007 Honorable Mention, World History and Biography/Autobiography, PSP Awards for Excellence, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers
  • 2007 John Gilmary Shea Prize, American Catholic Historical Association

Contents

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

  • Cover: Journey to the East
  • A photo of the author

Liam Matthew Brockey is Assistant Professor of History, Princeton University.