This page displays relevant official documents from the Society of Jesus related to arts and the artists, official magisterial documents or Church documents, as well as intellectual work from renowned individual Jesuits that offer a better understanding of what the relation between the Society and the arts is. It is intended to be a collection […]
This page displays relevant official documents from the Society of Jesus related to arts and the artists, official magisterial documents or Church documents, as well as intellectual work from renowned individual Jesuits that offer a better understanding of what the relation between the Society and the arts is. It is intended to be a collection
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Mapping our work in the artsConnecting individuals and institutions Beitrag zu der Reihe „Replace Rubens“ von Walid Raad in der Kunst-Station Sankt Peter Köln; Photo: Christopher Clem Franken, © Walid Raad Overview The Society of Jesus has mapped many of its works worldwide. There are maps for social centers, for migration related apostolates, or for
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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
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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
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
A new digital project is now available — Res Sinicae. A database of Latin and Portuguese sources on China (16th-18th centuries). Survey, Edition, Translation and Studies (PTDC/LLT-OUT/31941/2017). The project seeks to establish a digital repertoire of unpublished documents in Latin and Portuguese about China, from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, documents written by
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