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Today in China , Christians make up 5 % of the population, about 67 million people. (See p 31 Economist 30 march 2013 ) This is a huge increase from the 200,000 neophytes converted by the Jesuits from 1579 until the proscription of Christianity in China in 1724. For a history of the Jesuits in China Journey to the East by Brockey is a useful book. The author has shown convincingly that while Matteo Ricci deserves accolades for setting the strategic objective of basing the HQ in Peking ;and the tactical dressing firstly as a Buddhist monk and later as a literati Mandarin, the bulk of the conversion was done by his able successors. Posers 1. What was the inspiration for the book title? 2. How did the number of Christians in China increase from 200,000 to 67 million from 1724 to 2013 ?
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 08:37:33 +0000

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