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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.

The Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies welcomes applications for its in-residence fellowship program for the 2022-2023 academic year. Applications are due January 15, 2022.   The Institute offers one- and two-semester fellowships to facilitate the completion and/or publication of academic work related to the Society of Jesus. Both types of fellowship come with a stipend, furnished

Four texts — recently restored and digitized — are now available through the Archivum Romanum Societatis Iesu. Descriptions and links appear below.     Spiritual Exercises This codex contains the earliest surviving text of the Spiritual Exercises, in Latin, prepared in Rome in 1541. It also contains the earliest Spanish text, prepared in Rome between

The Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History has relocated from the University of San Francisco to Boston College. The institute’s new website is: https://www.bc.edu/ricci   The Ricci Institute has also issued a call for fellowships, including for its doctoral and Luce Postdoctoral programs.   The doctoral program is open to all doctoral candidates who have completed all course work and