Nov 07 2021 5 mins 1
“Today a flight from Prague to Guam covers an aerial distance of over 7,100 miles and takes about 15 hours. The journey may seem far, long, and cumbersome to many travelers. Yet today’s challenges pale when compared to those faced in 1678 by Augustinus Strobach…”
So begins today’s story from Dr. Ulrike Strasser.
For further reading:
Missionary Men in the Early Modern World: German Jesuits and Pacific Journeys by Ulrike Strasser (Amsterdam University Press, 2020). Read it now for free via Open Access here.
