This suffering is my joy : the underground church in eighteenth-century China / D. E. Mungello.
| Author/creator | Mungello, D. E., 1943- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2021] |
| Description | x, 174 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The underground church in China -- Matteo Ripa's attempt to establish a school for Chinese priests in China -- Founding of the Chinese college for priests in Naples -- Racial and cultural tensions between Chinese and European priests in China -- Emergence of the underground church -- European and Chinese forms of martyrdom. |
| Abstract | "This book studies the Chinese Catholic church in a time of persecution, focusing in particular on the role of Chinese clergy and lay leaders in maintaining communities of clandestine Catholics. D. E. Mungello portrays a world in flux, where the certainties of the past were beginning to give way to new insights"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Mungello, D. E. (David Emil), 1943- This suffering is my joy Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2021 9781538150306 |
| Genre/form | Church history. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2020049493 |
| ISBN | 9781538150290 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1538150298 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BR1287 .M86 2021 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |