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The Second World War through Jesuit Archives: The Case of Europe (1939–1945) Edited by: Damien Burke, Rebecca Somerset and Christian TaoutelIHSI Global 2.€35Language englishISBN 978-88-7041-502-5 This book is available from March 1, 2026 The Second World War changed the world’s economic, political and social order. It was also a humanitarian disaster on a scale never […]

Due to extraordinary maintenance, the Digital Indipetae Database is currently unavailable. Boston College Digital Libraries and the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies (IAJS) are working to restore public access as soon as possible. For questions or urgent requests, please contact us at iajs@bc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

Interview with the Missionary: Frequently Asked Questions for Jesuit Petitioners for the Indies Volume Authors: Elisa Frei, and Christoph Nebgen Copyright Year: 2025 The open access publication of this book was supported by the Open Access Publication Fund of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. E-BookAvailability: PublishedISBN (pdf): 978-1-947617-41-4ISBN (epub): 978-1-947617-36-0Publication: 24 October 2025 HardbackAvailability: PublishedISBN: 978-1-947617-29-2Publication: 10 November

Daniele Filippi, University of Turin, Italy, will deliver a lecture at the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies titled “Musicking Jesuits: Stories of Jesuits and Music in the Early Modern Era.” In this talk, he will explore the many ways Jesuits engaged with and participated in musical life during the early modern period. This event is co-sponsored by

On Thursday, October 23, IAJS Scholars Emanuele Colombo, Alessandro Corsi, and joined by Sonia Isidori will present the digital humanities framework developed for the Institute’s Portal of Jesuit Studies at the International Seminar “Transcribing America” in Rome (October 21–23). Building on recent case studies arising from research on the litterae indipetae, their presentation will illustrate the implementation of an

Jesuit Educational Quarterly (JEQ) is pleased to announce a call for manuscript submissions on the topic of “Educational Leadership and the Jesuit Tradition.” With education as a central mission of the Society of Jesus, educational leadership has figured centrally in implementing that mission, in understanding that mission, and in engaging the modern world through that

The Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies hosted its seventh annual International Symposium on Jesuit Studies in June 2023 at Brotéria in Lisbon. The theme for the event was “Circa Missiones: Jesuit Understandings of Mission through the Centuries.” The essays below are revisions of presentations, as invited by the Institute. Each essay was subjected to a single-blind

Simon Ditchfield, Professor of History at the University of York, United Kingdom, is the recipient of the 2025 George E. Ganss, S.J., Award. Ditchfield joined us and shared his presentation:  “When the Saints Go Marching In”Jesuit Hagiography in Counter-Reformation Context

Engagement for the fall class offerings for the Institute’s graduate-level Certificate in Jesuit Studies hit an enrollment milestone. Each of the classes offered has over 30+ participants. Learn more about our certificate and course offerings here. 

We invite you to join informal conversations with the world’s preeminent scholars working on the history, spirituality, and educational heritage of the Society of Jesus. Learn more about the Institute’s Jesuit Studies Café sessions here. Register for the Cafes offered each month in order to receive access to the Zoom link.