Christianity and Missions, 1450–1800

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Contents: Introduction Aux origines de la a CongrA(c)gationa (TM) indienne de l'Ordre des FrAres prA*cheurs (1546a 1580), Charles-Martial de Witte Antonio Possevino's plan for world evangelization, John Patrick Donnelly The sacred congregation de Propaganda Fide: its foundation and historical antecedents, Joseph A. Griffin 'Maximum illud': on the propagation of the Faith throughout the world (Apostolic letter, November 20th 1919), Benedict XV Prophet and apostle: BartolomA(c) de las Casas and the spiritual conquest of America, David Brading Pre-Baptismal instruction and the administration of Baptism in the Philippines during the 16th century, John Leddy Phelan A note on Portuguese missionary methods in the east: 16tha centuries, C. R. Boxer The problem of the native clergy in the Portuguese and Spanish empires from the16th to 18th centuries, C. R. Boxer The GuaranA- missions and the segregation policy of the Spanish crown, Magnus MA rner Sinological torque: the influence of cultural preoccupations on 17th-century missionary interpretations of Confucianism, David E. Mungello The development of an African Catholic Church in the Kingdom of Kongo, 1491a 1750, John Thornton European impact on the California Indians, 1530a 1830, Harry Kelsey From TupAGBP to the land without evil: the Christianization of Tupi-Guarani cosmology, Judith Shapiro The missionary attitude of the philosopher G. W. von Leibniz, Francis R. Merkel The earliest Protestant missionary venture in Latin America, G. Baez-Camargo Pietist and Puritan sources of early Protestant world missions (Cotton Mather and A. H. Francke), Ernst Benz Were Indian conversions Bona fide ? James Axtell Index.