Founder of missions, preacher of the faith, and center of controversy,Franciscan Junipero Serra was a man of complexity and contradic-tions. Kerry Walters offers a brief portrait of this fascinating man--our newest saint--and the times he lived in. He explores the multi-faceted history of Christian missionary work in the Americas andthe way our history has its roots deep in the virtue and vice of thismovement.
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