Social-net and Anti-Catholicism: On the Personal Relationships in Shengchao poxie ji   Abstract: The past researches on the anti-Catholicism during late Ming dynasty always emphasize several figures, but omit the importance of the social-net in the anti-Catholicism movement. This article try to find out the relationships among the different figures in Shengchao poxie ji by using other…

Salvation and Education: on Missionaries’ preaching and charity to Children during Ming and Qing   Abstract: Since Jesuits came to China during late Ming dynasty, they paid close attention to Chinese children, and preached to them through exorcism healing, organizing confraternity, compiling catechism books and etc. As the Catholic Church emphasis on infant baptism, missionaries…

Defending and Separation: Johann Adam von Bell and Origin of Catholic (Zhujiao Yuanqi) Abstract: Johann Adam von Bell (1591-1666) was overemphasized by scholars for his contribution to the revising calendar during late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Actually Adam von Bell tried to promote Christianity and introduce more complete Catholic doctrine to people in China by…

Spread the Learning of Heaven, and Be a upright person’, study on Louis Buglio (1606-1682)  and Chaoxing xueyao (Summa Theologica)   Catholic Missionaries tried to spread Christianity by translating the philosophical works of Aristotle (BC. 384-BC. 322), either directly or indirectly using Aristotelian philosophy in their writings in Chinese during late Ming and early Qing dynasties. These…

Critique and Reform: the Encounter of Catholicism with Taoist Culture during late Ming and early Qing   Abstract: After the Catholic missionaries entered China, they took different attitudes and strategies to the Chinese local religions such as Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism and popular religions. In missionaries’ apologetic writings, the authors strictly declaimed against the Buddhism,…

Angelology in Late Ming: On Gao Yizhi (Alphonse Vagnoni，1566-1640) and Shengui zhengji (True Recordings on Gods and Ghosts) XIAO Qinghe Ph.D., Chinese University of Hong Kong and Peking University, Vice Editor in Chief, International Journal of Sino-Western Studies (www.SinoWesternStudies.com) Associate Professor, Department of History, Shanghai University, Shangda Road 99, Baoshan District, Shanghai City, 200444, P….