World of Jesuit Archives (WJA) is a collaborative project with Jesuit archives around the world and aims to raise awareness and appreciation of the documentary heritage of the Society of Jesus, the institutions responsible for the conservation of archival material, and the people involved in the management of the collections in which the Society’s history […]
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
Visions of Contemplation: Jesuits and Their Rhetoric of Persuasion in Japan Aiko Okamoto-MacPhail Indiana University Originally published: July 14, 2021 DOI: 10.51238/ISJS.2019.22 When Saint Francis Xavier set sail to India on April 7, 1541,[1] it was about a year before the first Europeans “discovered” Japan.[2] Xavier was nominated núncio apostólico (apostolic
Between Identity and History: Giovanni Antonio Valtrino and His Vocazioni meravigliose alla Compagnia di Gesù Irene Gaddo Università del Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli Originally published: March 1, 2021 DOI: 10.51238/ISJS.2019.03 Introduction Giovanni Antonio Valtrino (1556–1601) began to assemble his Vocazioni meravigliose alla Compagnia (Marvelous vocations to the Society)[1] just after he entered
The fourth International Symposium on Jesuit Studies was co-organized in Seville in 2018 by the Departamento de Humanidades y Filosofía at Universidad Loyola Andalucía and the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies at Boston College. Its theme considered studied the work of Francisco Suárez and other Jesuits of his time in the context of diverse traditions
Francisco Suárez (1548–1617): Jesuits and the Complexities of Modernity (2018) Read More »
Conimbricenses.org facilitates the exploration of the unique educational influence of the Coimbra Jesuit Aristotelian instruction that stretched from Portugal to Asia and South America between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. As the first digital project on the Coimbra Jesuit Aristotelian tradition, Conimbricenses.org publishes peer-reviewed encyclopedia entries and provides free, worldwide access to digitized
Conimbricenses.org Read More »
The Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies is pleased to announce that the peer-reviewed articles on the Coimbra Jesuit Aristotelian tradition are now included with the search capabilities of the Portal to Jesuit Studies. Conimbricenses.org facilitates the exploration of the unique educational influence of the Coimbra Jesuit Aristotelian instruction that stretched from Portugal to Asia and
March 2020: Conimbricenses.org Now Included Within the Portal to Jesuit Studies Read More »
Jesuit Sources has published a new collection of essays examining the legacies of the Jesuits’ introduction of Aristotelian logic to China in 17th century. That legacy began with the collaboration between Jesuit missionaries and Chinese literati “to translate a specific part of the Cursus Conimbricensis, a set of commentaries on Aristotle’s philosophy developed by Jesuit
February 2020: New Essays on Jesuit Logic in China Read More »
The Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies is pleased to announce the Fall 2019 schedule of Jesuit Studies Cafés. The season began with a presentation led by Liam Brockey, who also received the 2019 George E. Ganss, S.J., Award in Jesuit Studies. The Jesuit Studies Cafés are informal discussions hosted by the Institute for Advanced
September 2019: New Season of Online Discussions — Jesuit Studies Cafés Read More »
Selected proceedings from the 2018 International Symposium on Jesuit Studies have been published in a new, bilingual volume in Brill’s Jesuit Studies book series. Francisco Suárez (1548–1617): Jesuits and the Complexities of Modernity consists of 19 essays over five categories: Metaphysics; Religion, Law, Society; Political Theories; Psychology; and Legacy. The full table of contents appear below. The
April 2019: New Symposium Volume on Suárez Read More »
