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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1277 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

1601–1700

The Seventeenth Century

1 work

1613

Latin

The Report on Indian Customs

Roberto de Nobili · 1577–1656

A defence of allowing Indian converts to keep the sacred thread, the tuft of hair, and caste observance, arguing these are social rather than religious signs.

Jesuit · Apologia