CONFESIONARIO:
AVISOS Y REGLAS PARA CONFESORES

BY BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS: A TRANSLATION
AND INTRODUCTION TO ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT
AND LEGAL TEACHING

A thesis by David Thomas Orique, O.P.

Presented to The Faculty of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts 

Berkeley, California
August 8, 2001

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
   Page 2

2. Bartolomé de Las Casas: A Brief Outline of His Life and Labor
   Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6

3. Historical Context of the Confesionario:
   Avisos y Reglas Para Confesores
   Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13

4. Introduction to the Legal Teaching in His Confesionario:
   Avisos y Reglas Para Confesores
   Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18

5. English Translation
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6. Bibliography
   Page 19

Additional Web Extras

1. Bartolomé de las Casas: Catholic Encyclopedia (1908)

2. Photos
   Photo 1 | Photo 2 | Photo 3

3. Bartolomé de las Casas and Thomas More's Utopia: Connections and Similarities.  Read more.   $20.00 from Amazon.com 3/03.

4. In Defense of the Indians: The Defense of the Most Reverend Lord, Don Fray Bartolomé De Las Casas, of the Order of Preachers, Late Bishop of Chiapas.  Read more.  $18.00 from Amazon.com 3/03.

5. Bartolomé De Las Casas in History: Toward an Understanding of the Man and His Work Read more.   $40.00 from Amazon.com 3/03.

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