Jesuit mission and submission : Qing rulership and the fate of Christianity in China, 1644-1735 / by Litian Swen.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Jesuit Mission and Submission' explains how the Jesuits entered the Manchu world after the Manchus conquered Beijing in 1644. Supported by Qing court archives, the book discovers the Jesuits? Manchu-style master-slave relationship with the Kangxi emperor. Against the backdrop of this relationship, the book reconstructs the back and forth negotiations between Kangxi and the Holy See regarding Chinese Rites Controversy (1705-1721), and shows that the Jesuits, although a group of foreign priests, had close access to Kangxi and were a trusted part of the Imperial circle. This book also redefines the rise and fall of the Christian mission in the early Qing court through key events, such as the Calendar Case and Yongzheng's prohibition of Christianity.

(pp. 1-22) Introduction
Confusions Over the Relationship Between Kangxi and the Jesuits -- The Cultural-Conflicts Paradigm and Its Problems -- Manchu’s Master-Slave Relationship -- Booi Slaves and Qing Rulership -- The Imperial Household Department in the Qing Power Network -- Missionaries and the Imperial Household Department -- Were the Missionaries booi slaves of Kangxi? -- Viewing Missionaries Through the Lens of the Master-Slave Relationship

Part One: The Jesuits’ Identity and Qing Rulership, 1644-1705

(pp. 25-49) Chapter One: Jesuits and Their Entrance in the Manchu World
Captives in a Battlefield -- Jesuits as Slaves and the Legacy of the Tong Clan -- Manchus’ Impression of Europeans -- Jesuits’ First Helpers -- Jesuits’ Involvement in the Cannon Business -- The Tong Family and the Jesuits -- Released from the Slave Status -- Conclusion

(pp. 50-74) Chapter Two: The Jesuits’ Strategic Turn
Missionaries Arrested: The Calendar Case of 1664 -- The Manchu Way or the Chinese Way? -- Manchu’s Religious Policies -- Confucian-Christian Relationship on Schall’s Birthday -- Yang Guangxian: Not a Confucian -- Divination and Confucianism -- Schall’s Involvement in Chinese Divination -- Trials, and Buglio and de Magalhaens’s Manchu Network -- Conclusion

(pp. 75-106) Chapter Three: The Jesuits and Kangxi’s Imperial Household Department
Kangxi’s Political Backbone -- Jesuits’ Contributions -- Jesuits’ Participation in Court Politics -- Verbiest’s Strategy and Legacy -- The Edict of Toleration -- The Jesuits’ Identity in the Kangxi Court -- The New French Jesuits and Their Network -- Conclusion

Part Two: Emperor Kangxi’s Negotiations with The Pope, 1705-1721

(pp. 109-141) Chapter Four: Kangxi, the Jesuits, and the First Papal Legation to China
The Kangxi Emperor and his Empire before 1705 -- The Papal Legation in Kangxi’s eyes -- The First Audience -- The Chinese Rites Controversy During de Tournon’s Stay in Beijing -- The Farewell Audience -- The Jesuits’ Omission -- After the Farewell Audience -- Piao -- Conclusion

(pp. 142-166) Chapter Five: Kangxi’s Fourteen-Year Wait and the Second Papal Legation
Waiting for a Response from Rome -- The Red Manifesto: Kangxi’s Open Letter to Europe -- Kangxi’s Unusual Patience: Why? -- Making Threats and Making the Deal -- Conclusion

Part Three: The Prohibition in 1724

(pp. 169-195) Chapter Six: The Yongzheng Emperor and Christian Missionaries
Kangxi’s Late Years -- Yongzheng’s Enthronement -- Missionaries’ Efforts -- Why Did Yongzheng Prohibit Christianity -- Yongzheng’s Own Explanations for Prohibition -- The Prohibition from the View of Others -- Buddhism: The Basis of Yongzheng’s Intellectual and Spiritual Mind -- Buddhism and its Influence on Yongzheng -- Yongzheng’s Buddhism and the Prohibition of Christianity -- Conclusion

Local access dig.pdf [Swen-Jesuit Mission Qing Rulership.pdf]

"In 1618, Fr. Johann Adam Schall von Bell, a brilliant young Jesuit scholar from Germany, set out for the mysterious and little-known land of China. Following in the footsteps of his Jesuit missionary predecessor Fr. Matteo Ricci, Schall mastered the Chinese language and diligently adapted his lifestyle to Chinese culture. When Schall's talents in astronomy and mathematics attracted the attention of the Ming Dynasty Emperor, he was appointed head of the Bureau of Astronomy and given the monumental task of renovating the Chinese calendar.

Schall retained his position even after the Ming Dynasty fell and was replaced by the Manchu Qing Empire. He became the close friend and spiritual guide of the young Qing Emperor who raised Schall to the highest official level ever attained by a westerner in Chinese history-Mandarin of the First Class. When the Emperor met with an early death, Schall was influential in choosing his successor - the great Kangxi Emperor - who came to be China's longest reigning and most respected ruler. It was the Kangxi Emperor that issued the edict giving the Catholic Church legal status in China.

This two-part TV docudrama follows Schall throughout his long and dramatic life in China, his accomplishments, his struggles with his fellow missionaries and his own conscience, his persecution and narrow escape from a cruel death, and his official burial presided over by the Emperor himself."--case insert.

See YouTube trailer.