The Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies and its collaborating partners at the University of Lisbon and the Italian German Historical Institute, invite you to join informal conversations with the world’s preeminent scholars working on the history, spirituality, and educational heritage of the Society of Jesus. These discussions – hosted by the Institute over coffee and available via Zoom videoconference on the third Thursday of the month – are unique opportunities to learn more about the newest and most interesting scholarship in Jesuit Studies. If you have any questions, please contact the Institute (iajs@bc.edu).
If you would like to attend a café via videoconference, please register, and you will receive information on how to access the online meeting space 24 hours before the discussion.
The Jesuit Studies Café listing for the Spring 2024 semester goes as follows:
Hélène Vu-Thanh (Université Bretagne-Sud)
Margherita Trento (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales)
From Early Modern Missions to Proselytism(s): History of a Seminar
This presentation will trace the history and evolution of a major seminar that gathers at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, discussing religious missions in the Iberian world and different forms of proselytism. The presenters will highlight the seminar’s contribution to studying the Society of Jesus.
March 21, 2024
Zoom | 9:20 a.m.–10am (Eastern, UTC-4)
Benedetta Albani (Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory in Frankfurt)
Francesco Giuliani (Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory in Frankfurt)
The Research Group on the Congregation of the Coucil and the Study of Religious Orders
The Congregation of the Council was one of the leading actors of the post-Tridentine Catholic Reform: it was responsible for the authentic interpretation of the Council’s disciplinary decrees and their implementation throughout the Catholic world. This presentation will focus on the multiple interactions between the Congregation of the Council and the Society of Jesus and suggest fascinating avenues for future research in this field.
April 18, 2024
Zoom | 9:20 a.m.–10am (Eastern, UTC-4)
Mary Dunn (Saint Louis University)
The Center for Research on Global Catholicism and its Jesuit Connections
The Center for Research on Global Catholicism (CRGC) at Saint Louis University (SLU) was founded in 2020 to support scholarship at the nexus of Catholicism and culture. The CRGC brings together three key components of SLU’s Jesuit history and mission—a legacy of global engagement, a commitment to rigorous academic inquiry, and a focus on social justice—to promote interdisciplinary research, collaboration, and methodological innovation in the emerging field of global Catholic Studies.
May 16, 2024
Zoom | 9:20 a.m.–10am (Eastern, UTC-4)