Christians: 8 -- The Conquest of Souls

Duration: 39 min.

Year Published: 1976

Creator: Granada Television International

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: First released in England Focuses on the Jesuits and their role in spreading the Catholic faith in the wake of the Reformation. Discusses their significance in spearheading the Counter-Reformation

Complete Record: Presents the military and religious conquests of 16th century Mexico, Latin America, and Eastern Asia by Catholics of Spanish descent. Chronologizes and describes 16th century Spain, Aztec civilization, Aztec defeat by Cortez, Spanish attempts to convert Aztec Indians to Christianity, protests by Las Casas in Spain about Mexican Indian slavery, the rise of Loyola and the Jesuit order, the bitter fight between Catholics and Protestants, Catholic puritanical response in terms of existing and new art works, Jesuit failure to convert the East, the success of Latin American conversion, and the current synthesis of pagan Indian religion and Christianity. Examines the effects of Christianity on the lives and culture of its converts., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

This film is not rare.

4 users have this film:
AV Geeks Archive, Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive, Library of Congress, Visual Studies Workshop

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