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 […]
The Jesuitica Project at KU Leuven celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2024, and its staff welcomes proposals for a publication to commemorate the occasion. The publication will highlight research conducted during the last two decades among the Jesuitica collections at the Maurits Sabbe Library. Proposals for articles (the final draft of which should be between
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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
The Gregorian Archives is hosting a series of online seminars led by researchers who consult the facility’s archival manuscripts. The first seminar occurs on June 7, 2021. It will be led by Karie Schultz, with a presentation titled “Education and Confessional Identity: The Collegio Romano in the Seventeenth Century.” Archivist and Prof. Martín M. Morales
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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
Jesuit Institutional Change in the 1970s: Its Impact on Jesuit Sources and Historiography, and the Future of Jesuit Archives in Francophone Africa and Europe Barbara Baudry, Archives Jésuites, Province d’Europe Occidentale Francophone Jean Luc Enyegue, S.J., Jesuit Historical Institute in Africa Originally published: March 1, 2021 DOI: 10.51238/ISJS.2019.31 This essay explores how
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
