Anh Q. Tran is Assistant Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley. He is a co-editor and contributor of World Christianity: Perspectives and Insights.

A richly researched and exciting translation of perhaps the oldest text written in qu?c ng? on Tonkinese (northern Vietnam) religious practices ... This is a recommended reading for specialists of missionary and translation studies.

• Introduction PART I: The Errors of Three Religions in ContextChapter 1: When the Cross Met the Lotus: Catholic Mission in Tonkin During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Chapter 2: Text and Context: The Errors of The Three Religions Chapter 3: Of Gods and Heroes: Worship in Traditional Vietnam Chapter 4: In the Realm of the Dead: Filial Piety and Ancestral Worship Chapter 5: Refutation and Dialogue: Christianity vis-à-vis the Three Religions Conclusion PART II: An Annotated Translation of Tam Giao Chu Vong Appendix A: A Comparison between the Errors and the OpusculumAppendix B: Glossary of Sino-Vietnamese Terms in the TextAppendix C: Chinese Names and Their Sino-Vietnamese Equivalents Bibliography Index

Anh Q. Tran is Assistant Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley. He is a co-editor and contributor of World Christianity: Perspectives and Insights.

A richly researched and exciting translation of perhaps the oldest text written in qu?c ng? on Tonkinese (northern Vietnam) religious practices ... This is a recommended reading for specialists of missionary and translation studies.

• Introduction PART I: The Errors of Three Religions in ContextChapter 1: When the Cross Met the Lotus: Catholic Mission in Tonkin During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Chapter 2: Text and Context: The Errors of The Three Religions Chapter 3: Of Gods and Heroes: Worship in Traditional Vietnam Chapter 4: In the Realm of the Dead: Filial Piety and Ancestral Worship Chapter 5: Refutation and Dialogue: Christianity vis-à-vis the Three Religions Conclusion PART II: An Annotated Translation of Tam Giao Chu Vong Appendix A: A Comparison between the Errors and the OpusculumAppendix B: Glossary of Sino-Vietnamese Terms in the TextAppendix C: Chinese Names and Their Sino-Vietnamese Equivalents Bibliography Index

Anh Q. Tran is Assistant Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley. He is a co-editor and contributor of World Christianity: Perspectives and Insights.

A richly researched and exciting translation of perhaps the oldest text written in qu?c ng? on Tonkinese (northern Vietnam) religious practices ... This is a recommended reading for specialists of missionary and translation studies.

• Introduction PART I: The Errors of Three Religions in ContextChapter 1: When the Cross Met the Lotus: Catholic Mission in Tonkin During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Chapter 2: Text and Context: The Errors of The Three Religions Chapter 3: Of Gods and Heroes: Worship in Traditional Vietnam Chapter 4: In the Realm of the Dead: Filial Piety and Ancestral Worship Chapter 5: Refutation and Dialogue: Christianity vis-à-vis the Three Religions Conclusion PART II: An Annotated Translation of Tam Giao Chu Vong Appendix A: A Comparison between the Errors and the OpusculumAppendix B: Glossary of Sino-Vietnamese Terms in the TextAppendix C: Chinese Names and Their Sino-Vietnamese Equivalents Bibliography Index