Covering a period of 450 years from 1552 to the present, this booklet presents a brief history of the Society of Jesus in China both from a historical and theological point of view. Also included are maps and tables that illustrate Jesuit activities in China and reviews by Ralph R. Covell, Beiling Tao, Jean-Paul Wiest and John J. Witek, S.J..

Published by Jesuit International Ministries of North America, 1997.

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