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“Laymen in the Christian Life Communities,” Pedro Arrupe (1979)

After delivering prepared remarks to the 1979 General Assembly of delegates of the National Federations of the Christian Life Communities, Pedro Arrupe answered questions from the audience. An edited transcript of that exchange appears below. The audience members offered questions on how to integrate role of a Christian as a professional man and a member

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Decree 2: “Servants of Christ’s Mission,” General Congregation 34 (1995)

All Jesuits, according to the following decree from the 34th General Congregation, “are servants of Christ’s mission,” and all Jesuits have experienced a “time of testing” and a “time of grace” since the general congregations of the 1960s and 1970s.  The delegates at the 34th General Congregation note here now the previous decades have made

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Decree 1: “United with Christ on Mission,” General Congregation 34 (1995)

The following decree, the first promulgated by the 34th General Congregation, explains that the congregation’s “major work” is the “revision of our law and the orientation of our mission for today.” The delegates went about this work by calling for an “annotated text of the Constitutions,” which would include complementary norms “to enable Jesuits to

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Decree 5: “The Work of Inculturation of the Faith and the Promotion of Christian Life,” General Congregation 32 (1975)

According to historian John Padberg, there was “something new” in the decision by the delegates at the 32nd General Congregation to issue the following decree, specifically commenting on the “work of inculturation of the faith and promotion of Christian life.” Padberg observes that previous congregations did not address the topic (see the congregation’s historical preface

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Jesuits and Arts Around the World

Jesuits and Arts Around the World 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,

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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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The Portal to Jesuit Studies provides access to a collection of primary sources and scholarship in Jesuit Studies. Explore IAJS Research Tools Jesuit Online Bibliography Bibliographical records of 21st Century Jesuit Studies scholarship Jesuit Studies Digital Collection Repository for digitized documents provided by the IAJS Digital Indipetae Database Transcribed petitions by Jesuits requesting to be sent on Mission

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November 2021: Ricci Institute Moves to Boston College, Calls for Fellowship Applications

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

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September 2021: Fall Season of Jesuit Studies Cafés Announced

The Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies has announced the hosts and themes for the Fall 2021 Jesuit Studies Cafés. The series of informal, remote discussions with the world’s preeminent scholars working on the history, spirituality, and educational heritage of the Society of Jesus presents unique opportunities to learn more about the newest and most interesting scholarship in

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