From: Peter Kirk (peterkirk@qaya.org)
Date: Thu Dec 04 2003 - 13:02:40 EST
On 04/12/2003 08:43, Edward H. Trager wrote:
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>The work of SIL in our time, and consequences of that work as illustrated in Hartch's
>article, remind me very much of parallels that one can see in the impact that the Jesuits
>have had in various places in the world at various times in history, especially for example
>in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in China. Here's one URL:
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>http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/vatican.exhibit/exhibit/i-rome_to_china/Jesuits_in_China.html
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Thank you. One may disagree on doctrine with the Jesuits, or with SIL,
but still appreciate their influence in opening up the world and
cross-fertilising different cultures. That may lead to loss of cultural
purity and so upset some anthropologists, but it is surely to the
benefit of all, even the most determined xenophobes.
-- Peter Kirk peter@qaya.org (personal) peterkirk@qaya.org (work) http://www.qaya.org/
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