1-1. Introduction: Course Structure

1-2. Seo Hosu, a Joseon envoy, visited the Gravesite of a Foreign Missionary

1-3. Joseon Envoys’ Travels to Beijing Became the Key Route by Which Christianity Spread to Joseon

1-4. Yun Yuil, a Catholic Secret Messenger, Disguised as a Horseman

1-5. The Edict of Banning Rituals of Ancestor Worship and Its Aftermath

2-1. Critics on the Conventional Narrative of the Spread of Christianity in East Asia

2-2. Politics in Japan during the Warring States Period and the Introduction of Catholicism

2-3. Political and Intellectual Currents of Late Ming and the Acceptance of Christianity

2-4. Intellectual Trend of Late Joseon and the Acceptance of Christianity

2-5. Summary and Conclusion: From “Spread” to “Acceptance”

3-1. What is the Accommodation Policy of the Jesuits

3-2. Classical Chinese Books on Western Learning are the Collaborative Works Between the East and the West

3-3. Matteo Ricci’s Accommodation Policy and Classical Chinese Books on Western Learning (1)

3-4. Matteo Ricci’s Accommodation Policy and Classical Chinese Books on Western Learning (2)

3-5. Spread of Classical Chinese Books on Western Learning in Joseon

5-1. Introduction: The Imjin War, an International War in East Asia

5-2. Japan’s Slave Trade and Joseon Prisoners of War

5-3. Joseon Prisoners of War Accepted Christianity

5-4. Gregorio Cespedes, the First Jesuit Prest Who Came to Korea

5-5. Xu Guangqi’s Argument for the Supervision of Joseon

6-1. Introduction: Light and Shadow

6-2. Hidden Helpers in the History of the Spread of Christianity in East Asia

6-3. Michele Ruggieri, the First but Forgotten Jesuit Missionary in China

6-4. Kim Beomu, a Middle-Class Man Who Played a Central Role in the Early Catholic Church of Joseon

6-5. Summary and Conclusion: Beyond the Elite-Oriented Narratives

7-1. Introduction: Persecution as a Part of the Political and Ideological Clashes

7-2. Early Christian Persecutions in Japan

7-3. The Nanjing Persecution in 1616-17

7-4. The Catholic Persecution of 1801

7-5. Persecutions and Early Modern Societies in East Asia

8-1. Introduction: The Chinese Rites Controversy of East Asia

8-2. Nicolo Longobardo, a Problematic Figure

8-3. Prelude to the Chinese Rites Controversy: the 1627 Conference

8-4. The Chinese Rites Controversy and Its Conclusion

8-5. Aftermath of the Chinese Rites Controversy and Its Meaning

9-1. Dissolution of the Society of Jesus

9-2. The Last Apologetic Text (1): Jeong Hasang’s Sang jaesang seo

9-3. The Last Apologetic Text (2): Jeong Hasang’s Sang jaesang seo

9-4. Looking Forward to Reciprocal Meetings Once Again

10-1. Introduction: Topics and Guests

10-2. Contemporaneity and Interconnectedness of the Acceptance of Christianity in East Asia

10-3. Universality and Particularity of the History of the Acceptance of Catholicism in Korea (1)

10-4. Universality and Particularity of the History of the Acceptance of Catholicism in Korea (2)

10-5. Significance of the Legacy Left by the Jesuits

10-6. Summary and Conclusion