Just before Easter in the spring of 1539, Ignatius and his companions gathered to determine whether or not they should continue to informally collaborate with one another, as they had for some five years. Their deliberations took the form of group discernment, consisting of several days of prayer and discussions. Jean Codure or Pierre Favre later […]
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This document, a chapter from the Part IX of the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus, articulates the desired qualities in the Jesuits’ superior general. Though the Constitutions were not approved until the first General Congregation of 1558, the first Jesuits elected Ignatius as their superior general in April 1541. Ignatius collaborated with Juan Alfonso
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Database Search the correspondences Map Navigate the interactive map Introduction The Jesuit Military Chaplains project aims to highlight the apostolic and pastoral work carried out by members of the Society of Jesus on the war front in service to military personnel. The Portal to Jesuit Studies will provide access to the various databases created by
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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
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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
Jesuit Domiciles Database Search the correspondences Map Navigate the interactive map Introduction In 1892, Alfred Hamy, S.J. (1838–1904), published Documents pour servir à l’histoire des domiciles de la Compagnie de Jésus dans le monde entier de 1540 à 1773 (Paris: Alphonse Picard, 1892). According to Hamy, this volume aimed to “spare those who study the
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, for migration related apostolates, or for
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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
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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