Pedro de Ribadeneira and the Use of Sources: Critical History and Hagiography in the Early Society of Jesus Robert E. Scully, S.J. Le Moyne College Originally published: April 20, 2021 DOI: 10.51238/ISJS.2019.02 Where can and should one draw the line between fact and fiction, norms and ideals, history and hagiography? The […]
Early Modern Jesuit Writing of History as an Inspiration for Central European Historians before 1773 Jakub Zouhar[1] Univerzita Hradec Králové Originally published: April 20, 2021 DOI: 10.51238/ISJS.2019.23 Introduction The phenomenon of early modern Jesuit historiography and its influence on other scholars in central Europe is of wider than regional importance. Nevertheless, the
François Pomey’s Candidatus rhetoricae and Its Revisions as Documents of the History of Jesuit Rhetorical Education Manfred Kraus Universität Tübingen Originally published: March 1, 2021 DOI: 10.51238/ISJS.2019.05 Writing the history of Jesuit education is not an easy task. But it gets particularly difficult when it comes to elucidating what actually went
Invisible Histories, Silenced Histories of the Philippines: The Labor evangélica: Ministerios apostólicos de los obreros de la Compañía de Jesús; Segunda parte (c.1701) by the Jesuit Diego de Oña (1655–1721) Alexandre Coello de la Rosa Universitat Pompeu Fabra Originally published: March 1, 2021 DOI: 10.51238/ISJS.2019.13 From the early years of his
Giovambattista Noghera (1719–84): A Jesuit Looking Back at a Great Rhetorical Tradition Hanne Roer Københavns Universitet Originally published: March 1, 2021 DOI: 10.51238/ISJS.2019.04 Noghera: A Forgotten Apologist and Jesuit Humanist Although Giovambattista Noghera, S.J. was a professor of rhetoric and a prolific writer—his works were published in a posthumous collection of
The Voices of Memoria: Diaria, Historiae, and Annuaria as Records of Experience in the Pre-suppression Society Paul Shore University of Regina Originally published: March 1, 2021 DOI: 10.51238/ISJS.2019.01 One or more underlying values or principles may lie behind many of the documents produced by the pre-suppression Society, the identification of which can aid us in understanding
On September 18, the Royal Historical Society hosts a virtual lecture by Simon Ditchfield, professor of history and director of the Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies (CREMS) at the University of York. Ditchfield’s remarks are entitled “Baroque around the clock: Daniello Bartoli SJ (1608-1685) and the uses of global history.” According to
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The annual Scientiae conference, held this year at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, takes place from May 16-18, 2018. Keynote addresses for this conference dedicated to “disciplines of knowing in the early modern world” will be delivered by Surekha Davies (Western Connecticut State University) and Vladimir Urbanek (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic). More details
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The Renaissance Society of America annual conference, held in New Orleans from March 22-24, features several presentations related to the field of Jesuit Studies. Summaries of some of the presentations appear below. More information about the conference and the RSA can be found at: http://www.rsa.org/ “‘We Must Stop This Snaking Plague!’: Jesuits and
Rome hosted a meeting of some 70 rectors and presidents of Jesuit universities and colleges in August 1975. In addition to receiving remarks from Pope Paul VI and Cardinal Gabriel-Marie Garrone (the prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education), the delegates heard two homilies by Pedro Arrupe. The Jesuit superior general delivered the following homily
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