Phone: 216-397-1995 Address: Anne McGinness, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
John Carroll University
1 John Carroll Blvd.
University Heights, OH 44118
José de Anchieta (1534-1597), one of the most influential missionaries in the history of Catholic... more José de Anchieta (1534-1597), one of the most influential missionaries in the history of Catholic expansion into South America, addressed the theological and cultural issues of explaining Christian life to the Tupi. Through his dramatic works, Anchieta sought to reform the Tupi warrior and reorient Tupi vice to virtue. Seeking to win the moral fidelity of the Tupi, on stage he compromised on various aspects of Catholicism in order to transform the Tupi warrior into a warrior of Christ. Scholars debate whether Jesuit theater in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was used for catechetical purposes or if its primary objective was to promote Christian culture, life and morality. Yet, the Jesuit project did not consist of separating doctrine and way of life. As the works and compromises of Anchieta show, preaching doctrine, teaching Christian culture and maintaining an alliance with the crown were all possible.
José de Anchieta (1534-1597), one of the most influential missionaries in the history of Catholic... more José de Anchieta (1534-1597), one of the most influential missionaries in the history of Catholic expansion into South America, addressed the theological and cultural issues of explaining Christian life to the Tupi. Through his dramatic works, Anchieta sought to reform the Tupi warrior and reorient Tupi vice to virtue. Seeking to win the moral fidelity of the Tupi, on stage he compromised on various aspects of Catholicism in order to transform the Tupi warrior into a warrior of Christ. Scholars debate whether Jesuit theater in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was used for catechetical purposes or if its primary objective was to promote Christian culture, life and morality. Yet, the Jesuit project did not consist of separating doctrine and way of life. As the works and compromises of Anchieta show, preaching doctrine, teaching Christian culture and maintaining an alliance with the crown were all possible.
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