The Slippery Earth: Nahua-Christian Moral Dialogue in Sixteenth-Century Mexico

Review "A fascinating, skillfully written treatment of the processes of religious syncretism in postconquest Mexico. . . . Essential reading for specialists and graduate students, the book can even be read profitably by the lay public."—Choice"A succinct, lucid, and systematic analysis."—Hispanic American Historical Review"This study of Nahua-Christian interaction during the first 50 years of Spanish rule in Mexico focuses upon the attempt of the mendicant missionaries to introduce Christian moral precepts into the indigenous worldview. . . . The value of this book, beyond its description of an important historical event in the history of Mexico and Christianity, is that it stimulates the reader to reconsider the very nature of evangelization."—Missiology"Burkhart's analysis is made all the more persuasive by the painstaking research involved."—The Journal of American History