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Seventeenth-century Europe was surprised to learn of the existence of a synagogue in China. Jesuit missionaries, who had contact with this Jewish community at Kaifeng, told in letters of their conversations and observations. The authors introduce and annotate these hitherto unpublished texts of the eighteenth century.
Controversial Ideas in China and in Europe: A Biography of Jean Francois Foucquet (1665-1741)This analytical biography portrays Foucquet's interpretation of Chinese tradition as a middle position between the views of the K'ang-hsi Emperor and the Holy See in the Chinese Rites controversy.
Francisco Javier Alegre: A Study in Mexican Literary CriticismSources and Studies for the History of the Americas: Vol. XIII
Francisco Javier Clavigero, S.J. (1731-1787): Figure of the Mexican Enlightenment: His Life and WorksA bio-bibliographical study of Clavigero and his contribution to the culture of his country in the XVIIIth century.
Kino and Manje, Explorers of Sonora and Arizona: Their Vision of the Future - A Study of Their Expeditions and PlansThe first part of the volume is a new biography of Eusebio Kino, S.J., missionary-explorer and Kino's companion on the trail Captain Juan M. Manje. The second part makes available Spanish documents.
Kino Writes to the Duchess: Sources and Studies for the History of the Americas: Vol. ILetters of Eusebio Francisco Kino, S.J., to the Duchess of Aveiro.
Kino's Biography of Francisco J. Saeta, S.J.: Eusebio Kino, mission builder and tireless explorer, wrote a biography of one of his fellow apostles, Father Saeta, slain in a revolt in 1695. The volume is much more than a typical biography.
Philippine Jesuits in Exile: The Journals of F. Puig, S.J. (1768-1770)A bilingual edition of the diary in which the Catalan Jesuit Francisco Puig tells of the journey from the Philippines to Italy of a group of Jesuits expelled from the Spanish colonies by Charles III.
The Economics of the Zambezi Mission (1580-1759): The first Christian missions in southern Africa were those of the Dominicans and Jesuits. They fell short of their evangelical goal of converting the peoples of Africa.
The Writings of Alonso de la Vera Cruz: Vol. III: Defense of the Indians: Their RightsThe materials edited by Burrus in the five volumes deal with one theme: the defense of the Indians.