Michele Ruggieri's Tianzhu shilu (The True Record of the Lord of Heaven, 1584) (Studies in the History of Christianity in East Asia)

This pioneering work in Sino-Western exchange evinced sophisticated strategies to accommodate Christianity to the Chinese context. Featuring a critical edition of the Chinese and Latin texts, which are both translated into English for the first time. An introduction, biography, and rich annotations are provided to situate this text in its cultural and intellectual context.