fts-mc500 post for 11/01/10 class

Today we discussed the different missions of the Jesuits and how they went into different lands in India, Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan, Korea, etc. Many of the missionaries learned the cultures and religions of the areas to which they traveled. They were often accused of converting to these religions of these great exotic lands. Often it was necessary to get fully "down" with the indigenious way of doing things in order to communicate with the people. Though this way of doing things was absolutely not approved of by Officials but missionaries went ahead with their pursuits against the will and often order of their superiors.