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 […]
The Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies at the University of York has organized a seminar with presentations on the theme “How to be a Jesuit Saint in 1622 ca: The Canonisation of Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier in Context.” The online event takes place on June 26, 2021. Advanced registration is required. The
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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
Knowledge and Personal Expectancies: Jesuit Intellectual Culture and Missionary Experience in the Early Jesuit Province of New Spain Hugo Zayas-González Central Michigan University Originally published: April 20, 2021 DOI: 10.51238/ISJS.2019.28 On October 28, 1575, Superior General Everard Mercurian (in office 1573–80) explained to Antonio Cordeses, provincial of Aragon, that his decision
Philosophy at the Geopolitical Service of Mission: The Coimbra Jesuits’ “Wirkungsgeographie” (1542–1730) Mário Santiago de Carvalho Universidade de Coimbra Originally published: March 1, 2021 DOI: 10.51238/ISJS.2019.25 Almost as soon as it had been born, the Society of Jesus rapidly transformed into a “geographical network that virtually encircled the world.”[1] This essay
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
A Plea for a Jesuit Annual Catalog Database Laura Madella Università degli Studi di Parma Originally published: March 1, 2021 DOI: 10.51238/ISJS.2019.30 À quelle fêtes du Printemps vert nous faudra-t-il laver ce doigt souillé aux poudres des archives? (At what rites of green spring Must we clean this finger, soiled With
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Jesuit Science in America: The Bulletin of the American Association of Jesuit Scientists (1922–66) Francisco Malta Romeiras Universidade de Lisboa Originally published: March 1, 2021 DOI: 10.51238/ISJS.2019.24 Introduction In August 1922, a group of teachers from East Coast colleges and universities established the American Association of Jesuit Scientists. Although it was
The Materiality of Catholic Resistance in Sources for the English Jesuit Mission Aislinn Muller Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies Originally published: March 1, 2021 DOI: 10.51238/ISJS.2019.21 The Society of Jesus played a critical role in preserving the material culture of English Catholicism, which came under assault following the Reformation of the
Spiritual Edification and Publishing Policies in Jesuit Work in South American Missions (Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries) Juan Dejo, S.J. Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya Originally published: March 1, 2021 DOI: 10.51238/ISJS.2019.20 Writing as Part of the Society of Jesus’s Policy for Spiritual Edification On July 27, 1547, during the period when
