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October 2020: Online Conference — Empires connectés. Les missionnaires comme agents impériaux

On October 15 and 16, the Université de Bretagne-Sud hosts a virtual conference examining missionaries of 16th to the 19th centuries. Hélène Vu Thanh, of the Université de Bretagne-Sud, is the conference organizer. “Empires connectés. Les missionnaires comme agents impériaux (XVIe-XIXe siècles)” [Connecting Empires. Missionaries as Agents of Empire, 16th-19th c.] features fourteen presentations over the two-day […]

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Ignatius on the Importance of the Spiritual Exercises (1554)

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The following letter to Filippo Leerno, the rector of the Jesuit college at Modena, was written on behalf of Ignatius by Juan Alfonso de Polanco. It deals with day-to-day matters in the life of the Society, first with an internal matter of governance, and then with real estate and with several of the apostolates of

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September 2020: New Season of Jesuit Studies Cafés

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The Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies opens its fifth season of virtual Jesuit Studies Cafés on September 17 with a presentation on a new translation of Jouvancy’s The Way to Learn and the Way to Teach. The text was recently published by Jesuit Sources. Later presentations examine the scientific activities of the Jesuits in the Portuguese Assistancy, the

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May 2020: Call for Applications — International Prize for Postdoctoral Studies

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The International Society for Jesuit Studies (SIEJ) welcomes applications for the International Prize for the promotion of postdoctoral studies. The application deadline is May 30, 2020. According to the call for application, the SIEJ offers the International Prize for the promotion of postdoctoral studies through the Endowment Fund of the EHESS and in cooperation

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Ignatius on Moderation in Prayer (1536)

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In 16th century Spain, many Catholics believed that long hours of prayer and rigorous asceticism were required to grow in holiness. At first, Ignatius shared this mentality, but when he saw how it harmed his health, and therefore his ability to pray and to serve others, he began to preach moderation, and it remained a

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Ignatius on the Discernment of Spirits (1536)

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Sr. Teresa Rejadell was a Benedictine nun of the convent of Santa Clara in Barcelona. In this letter, Ignatius gives her detailed advice on the discernment of spirits, including the distinction between true and false humility (a favorite theme of Ignatius), evil under the appearance of good, and the proper treatment for scruples. His remarks

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February 2020: Program for 2020 International Symposium on Jesuit Studies, “Engaging the World: The Jesuits and Their Presence in Global History”

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Because of the continuing threat of the coronavirus and various health and safety restrictions, the 2020 International Symposium was originally delayed to June 2021 before being cancelled in its entirety. Below is the original program for the event as scheduled for June 2020. The Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies, together with its co-organizer Brotéria, is very

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January 2020: Jesuit Studies Presentations at the American Historical Association Annual Meeting

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The 134th annual meeting of the American Historical Association (January 3–6 in New York, NY) features the following panels and presentations, among others, related to the field of Jesuit Studies: Panel: Transnational Ties of Jesuits in the United States (link) Chair: Kelly L. Schmidt, Loyola University Chicago Papers: “Reclaiming Catholics: The Image of the

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November 2019: Call for Papers — “A missio: Jesuits in the World” Student Research Symposium

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Together with the history department and the Office of Mission and Culture at St. Louis University, the Jesuit Archives and Research Center welcomes submissions for the sixth annual Jesuit Student Research Symposium, to be held on April 17, 2020. The deadline for submissions is March 6, 2020, though proposals are accepted on a rolling basis.

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October 2019: Sangelli Institute Hosts International Workshop on Education and Culture

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A three-day workshop begins October 2 at the Istituto Sangalli in Florence. The event features a number of scholars from around the world to present on the topic “Entangled Knowledges: Education and Culture in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (XIIIth-XIXth C).” This is the fifth international workshop hosted by the Istituto Sangalli, allowing emerging scholars

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