The Forgotten Jesuits: The Society of Jesus in the Duchy of Modena; Between Archival Memory and New Research Trends David Salomoni Universidade de Lisboa Originally published: March 1, 2021 DOI: 10.51238/ISJS.2019.15 Introduction: The Global Goes Glocal In his recent work on pre-suppression Jesuit schools, Paul Grendler brings to light the impressive […]
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
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
On December 6, 2017, the Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana di Scienze Lettere e Arti hosts a conference to mark the bicentennial of the death of Jesuit scholar Juan Andrés (1740-1817). Andrés, born in Spain, was a prominent Christian humanist and literary critic. The conference in Mantua, Italy features nine presentations over two sessions. A program, appearing below,
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