A vision betrayed : the Jesuits in Japan and China, 1542-1742 / Andrew C. Ross.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Japan and China before the expansion of the Iberian sea-borne empires -- Francis Xavier and the mission to Japan -- Alessandro Valignano -- Christian century in Japan, 1549-1650 to the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, 1598 -- Christian century in Japan, 1549-1650 to the coming of the "closed land" -- Matteo Ricci and the road to Beijing -- Christian priest and Confucian intellectual -- China mission under Schall and Verbiest -- the Pope, the Bourbon Kings and the Kangxi Emperor -- Whence came the vision?

Alessandro Valignano S.I. : uomo del Rinascimento, ponte tra Oriente e Occidente / a cura di Adolfo Tamburello, M. Antoni J. Üçerler, Marisa Di Russo.

Papers presented at an international colloquium held at Chieti, Italy, Oct. 27-28, 2006.
Eighteen contributions in Italian and 6 in English. Includes English-language abstracts.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical copy in Director's Library; pdf [Alessandro Valignano S.I.pdf]

The Catholic Church in Japan : a short history / by Johannes Laures.

Title in Japanese: 近世日本における奴隷問題とイエズス会

氏 名 ホムロ ダ シルバ エハルト
学位の種類 博士（学術）
学位記番号 博甲第２４４号
学位授与の日付 2018 年3 月12日
学位授与大学 東京外国語大学
博士学位論文題目 近世日本における奴隷問題とイエズス会

Local access dig.pdf. [Ehalt-Slavery Japan.pdf]

The samurai and the cross : the Jesuit enterprise in early modern Japan / M. Antoni J Ucerler, SJ.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Re-inventing Christianity -- 1. Aristotle and Aquinas Come to Japan -- 2. Japanese Cases of Conscience -- 3. Jesuit Casuistry: From Rome to Nagasaki -- Part II: Re-imagining the Enterprise -- 4. The Politics of Accommodation -- 5. Alonso Sánchez and his 'Empresa de China' -- 6. The Cross, the Sword, and 'Just War' -- 7. Gómez versus Sánchez: 'Compel Them to Enter'? -- Part III: Re-interpreting 'Reason of State' -- 8. Jesuit Debates on Japanese 'Reason of State' -- 9. The Mechanics of Jesuit Obedience -- 10. Japanese Reactions to Christian 'Reason of State' -- 11. The End of the Missionary 'Enterprise' -- 12. 'Temporal' or 'Spiritual Conquest'? -- Epilogue: Some Further Reflections -- Appendices -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Select Glossary of Names and Terms -- Index

M. Antoni J. Ucerler examines how the Jesuit missionaries sought new ways to communicate their faith in an unfamiliar linguistic, cultural, and religious environment--and how they sought to ""re-invent"" Christianity in the context of samurai Japan. Based on little-known primary sources in various languages, The Samurai and the Cross explores the moral and political debates over religion, law, and ""reason of state"" that took place on both the European and the Japanese side --Pub. note 1

 This book explores the encounter of Christianity and premodern Japan in the wider context of global history. The first part examines how the Jesuit missionaries sought new ways to communicate their faith in an unfamiliar linguistic, cultural, and religious environment. Their aim was to 're-invent' Christianity in the context of samurai Japan. They developed an original 'moral casuistry' or 'cases of conscience' that responded to the specific dilemmas faced by Japanese Christians. The second part situates the European missionary 'enterprise' in East Asia within multiple political contexts. China and Japan resisted the presence both of foreigners and their beliefs. The Spanish Jesuit Alonso Sánchez argued for military intervention in China to guarantee the freedom to preach. This provoked a fierce debate in Europe, South America, and East Asia. The principles of 'just war' and the 'law of nations' formulated by the School of Salamanca were employed to argue both for and against compelling the Chinese to accept the missionaries. The third part turns back to Japan, where the Jesuits were facing persecution in the midst of civil war. They debated whether they could intervene in military conflicts by providing advice and arms to Japanese Christian lords to protect local communities. Some even advocated for the establishment of a 'Christian republic' or civil protectorate. In 1614 the shogunate prohibited Christianity amidst rumours of foreign plots to conquer Japan. But more than the fear of armed invasions, it was the ideological threat-or 'spiritual conquest'-that the Edo shogunate feared the most.--Pub. note 2

Inscribed by author.

Dig. file (epub) local access only: Ucerler-Samurai and the Cross.epub 

Another copy O'Neill Library