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Francis Xavier in Japan
St. Francis Xavier: Letter from Japan, to the Society of Jesus in Europe, 1552
1. How does St. Francis describe the customs and manners of the Japanese?
2. How does St. Francis describe the religious beliefs of the Japanese? How does he compare them with those of Christianity?
3. In what ways does St. Francis exhibit any bias toward the Japanese, or lack of knowledge of them?
4. Why was the concept of hell difficult for the Japanese to accept?
5. How did evangelical activities abroad help bolster the goals of imperialists in Europe?
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