| Poreword by Robert J. Schreiter |
xiii |
| Preface |
xv |
| Abbreviations |
xviii |
| Chronology of Alexandre de Rhodes |
xx |
| ALEXANDRE DE RHODES |
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| part one |
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| MISSION AND CATECHESIS IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY VIETNAM |
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| 1. VIETNAM IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY: The context of Christian Mission |
3 |
| 2. ALEXANDRE DE RHODES: Founder of Vietnamese Chrisianity |
38 |
| 3. THE MISSIONARY STRATEGIES OF ALEXANDRE DE RHODES: Cultural, Religious, Liturgical, and Ecclesial Adaptations |
69 |
| 4. CATHECHISMUS: History, Structure, and Method |
107 |
| 5. THE THEOLOGICAL MESSAGE OF THE CATHECHISMUS: Christian Doctrines in the Vietnamese Context |
155 |
| 6. CATECHESIS AND INCULTURATION: A Contemporary Assessment |
191 |
| BIBLIOGRAPY FOR PAST ONE |
203 |
| Part Two |
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| THE CATHECHISMUS OF ALEXANDRE DE RHODES, S.J |
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| THE FIRST DAY: |
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| The Purpose of Our Precarious Life: Reason, the Soul, and God |
215 |
| THE SECOND DAY: |
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| Knowledge of the True God, Creator and Remunerator |
224 |
| THE THIRD DAY: |
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| Creation of the Universe and the Fall of Humanity |
235 |
| THE FOURTH DAY: |
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| The History of Humanity-The Patriarchs-Oriental Religions |
246 |
| THE FIFTH DAY: |
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| The Trinity-The Incarnation-Mary |
260 |
| THE SISTH DAY: |
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| The Hidden Life and Public Ministry of Jesus |
272 |
| THE SEVENTH DAY: |
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| The Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus-Pentecost and the Church |
283 |
| THE EIGHTH DAY: |
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| Eschatology-The Decalogue-Preparation for Baptism |
299 |
| Index |
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| Faith and Cultures Series |
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| 1. Porchit of Alexandre de Rhodes,S.J |
ii |
| 2. Map showing important locations in the life of Alexandre de rRhodes |
xxiv |
| 3. Mapof Indochina designed by early Jesuit missionaries |
37 |
| 4. Title page of the Cathechismus of Alexandre de Rhodes |
212 |
| 5. Sample page from the Cathechismus of Alexandre de Rhodes |
259 |