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New Spain, New England, and the New Jerusalem: the "translation" of empire, faith, and learning (translatio imperii, fidei ac scientiae) in the colonial missionary project.(Essay)
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Early American Literature
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January 1, 2008
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- Boruchoff, David A.
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In this essay, I examine the rhetorical means by which two seemingly disparate figures in the religious history of the colonial Americas sought amid difficult and distressing circumstances to keep alive the promise of the Church triumphant. Geography, time, national origin, and the rift between Catholics and ...
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