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Johannes Hoornbeeck (1617-1666), on the Conversion of Indians and Heathens: An Annotated Translation of de Conversione Indorum Et Gentilium (1669)

  • Hardback
  • 464 pages
  • Publisher: Brill
  • 15.8 x 23.7 x 3.1 cm

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Exploration, trade and conquest expanded and upset traditional worldviews of early modern Europeans. Christians saw themselves confronted with a largely heathen world. In the wake of Iberian colonization, Jesuits successfully christianized heathen populations overseas. In his De conversione Indorum et gentilium, Johannes Hoornbeeck presents a systematic overview of every aspect of the missionary imperative from a Reformed Protestant perspective. The most attractive part of his book may be the global survey it offers of the various types of heathens, an early example of comparative religion. Of equal interest, however, is his critical approach to mission. Hoornbeeck rejects ecclesiastical hierarchy and top-down imposition of Christianity. In this he is perfectly orthodox, and at the same time startlingly original and a harbinger of modern missions. His practical recommendations offer a flexible framework for missionaries, to fit a wide variety of circumstances.

  • Title

    Johannes Hoornbeeck (1617-1666), on the Conversion of Indians and Heathens: An Annotated Translation of de Conversione Indorum Et Gentilium (1669)

  • Authors

    Ineke Loots +2

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Brill

  • Published

    November 2018

  • Weight

    759g

  • Page Count

    464

  • Dimensions

    15.8 x 23.7 x 3.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9789004255449

  • ISBN-10

    9004255443

  • Eden Code

    5609602