Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE ix
3. CONTENTS xi
4. ILLUSTRATIONS xiii
5. BOOK ONE Foundations
6. Chapter One THE FIRST MISSION 3
7. Chapter Two THE SYNOD OF MANILA 15
8. Chapter Three SÁNCHEZ IN CHINA 37
9. Chapter Four SURVEYING THE FIELD 58
10. Chapter Five THE COLONIAL AGENT 77
11. Chapter Six PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT 107
12. Chapter Seven MISSION STATIONS 136
13. Chapter Eight VISITATION 172
14. Chapter Nine ORGANIZATION 192
15. BOOK TWO Growth under Stress
16. Chapter Ten THE MEN 221
17. Chapter Eleven PROBLEMS AND POLICIES 252
18. Chapter Twelve THE GREAT RIVER 279
19. Chapter Thirteen CHALLENGE AND RESPONSE 302
20. Chapter Fourteen THE SUN OF HOLLAND 327
21. Chapter Fifteen FAIR, WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS 351
22. Chapter Sixteen THE LAST CONQUISTADOR 377
23. Chapter Seventeen A SUCCESSION OF SHOCKS 404
24. BOOK THREE The Livery of Christ
25. Chapter Eighteen RECOIL AND ADVANCE 433
26. Chapter Nineteen THE LONG HAUL 458
27. Chapter Twenty THUNDER AND LIGHTNING 482
28. Chapter Twenty-One CROSSROADS 513
29. Chapter Twenty-Two DOORS OPENING 530
30. Chapter Twenty-Three A DOOR IS CLOSED 552
31. Chapter Twenty-Four THE KING'S GOOD SERVANTS 582
32. APPENDIXES 597
33. SOURCES AND REFERENCES 629
34. NOTES 635
35. Index 675