Harmonious Disagreement: Matteo Ricci and His Closest Chinese Friends(Asian Thought and Culture)

Series: Asian Thought and Culture

The fascinating story of Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) changing himself while trying to change the religious faith of the Chinese has been told many times. As a Jesuit, Ricci pushed Christian evangelism by claiming a theistic affinity with Confucianism and by presenting himself as a defender of Confucian orthodoxy from Buddhism.