World Christianity: 1600-2000

1549: Francis Xavier attempts to enter China.
1637-1638: Shimbara rebellion in Japan. Christian peasants protest repression.
1658: Société des missions ètrangéres ("Foreign Mission Society") founded in Paris.
1692: Edict of Toleration for Christians in China
1716: Christian teaching prohibited in China.
1804: British and Foreign Bible Society founded in London.
1878: Covenant Missionaries go to Alaska
1948: World Council of Churches founded.

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