Kevin N. Cawley is Associate Professor of Korean Religion and Philosophy, and Director of the Irish Institute of Korean Studies at University College Cork, Ireland.

The Emplantation of Catholicism in Pre-Modern Korea succeeds in challenging conventional narratives of missionary efforts ... Cawley has produced an engaging and meticulously researched study that not only recovers a fascinating but little-known story but also contributes significantly to broader discussions of cultural hybridity, religious globalization, and the dynamics of social transformation.

• Introduction1. Jesuits on a Mission: Matteo Ricci’s Transcultural Journey2.Rejecting Heterodoxy: Choson’s Orthodox Neo-Confucian Stronghold 3. Divergent Confucians: Conversions to Catholic Teachings in Choson4. Dangerous Authorship: From Chong Yakchong to the Silk Letter5. Deviant and Defiant Feminists in the Early Catholic ChurchConclusion: The Seeds of Future Church GrowthBibliographyIndex

Kevin N. Cawley is Associate Professor of Korean Religion and Philosophy, and Director of the Irish Institute of Korean Studies at University College Cork, Ireland.

The Emplantation of Catholicism in Pre-Modern Korea succeeds in challenging conventional narratives of missionary efforts ... Cawley has produced an engaging and meticulously researched study that not only recovers a fascinating but little-known story but also contributes significantly to broader discussions of cultural hybridity, religious globalization, and the dynamics of social transformation.

• Introduction1. Jesuits on a Mission: Matteo Ricci’s Transcultural Journey2.Rejecting Heterodoxy: Choson’s Orthodox Neo-Confucian Stronghold 3. Divergent Confucians: Conversions to Catholic Teachings in Choson4. Dangerous Authorship: From Chong Yakchong to the Silk Letter5. Deviant and Defiant Feminists in the Early Catholic ChurchConclusion: The Seeds of Future Church GrowthBibliographyIndex