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Passionate uncertainty: inside the American Jesuits
No full textFounded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, the Society of Jesus remains the largest and most controversial religious order of men in Catholicism. Since the 1960s, however, Jesuits in the United States have lost more than half of their members, and they have experienced a massive upheaval in what they believe and how they work and live. In this groundbreaking book, Peter McDonough and Eugene C. Bianchi draw on interviews and statements gathered from more than four hundred Jesuits and former Jesuits to provide an intimate look at turmoil among Catholicism's legendary best-and-brightest. Priests and former priests speak candidly about their reasons for joining (and leaving) the Jesuits, about their sexual development and orientation, about their spiritual crises and their engagement with other religious traditions. They discuss issues ranging from celibacy to the ordination of women, homosexuality, the rationale of the priesthood, the challenges of community life, and the divinity of Jesus. Passionate Uncertainty traces the transformation of the Society of Jesus from a fairly unified organization into a smaller, looser community with disparate goals and an elusive corporate identity. From its role as a traditional subculture during the days of immigrant Catholicism, the order has changed into an amalgam of countercultures shaped around social mission, sexual identity, and an eclectic spirituality. The story of the Jesuits reflects the crisis of clerical authority and the deep ambivalence surrounding American Catholicism's encounter with modernity
The Society of Jesus in England, 1623-1688 : an institutional study
Full text linkFrom the Society of Jesus' first appearance in England in 1580,
various political treatises, literary works, and theological discourses
have attributed legendary plots, exploits, and malice to its members.
For nearly two hundred years, the Jesuits were consistently portrayed
as seditious regicides who would sacrifice all to regain England for
Rome. Although modern scholarship has revealed the true nature of the
myth of the evil Jesuits, few historians have attempted to explicate
the reality. There have been biographies of individual sixteenth
century Jesuits and studies of the Society's conflicts with the English
secular clergy and of their pretended plots against the government but
there has been no investigation of the English Jesuits as members of an
international religious order. The Society of Jesus had a "pathway to
God" in its Institute (that is, its Constitutions, decrees, and rules)
which became more complicated throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries. Could it be adapted to the special conditions of England?
Were the practices of the Jesuits there harmonious with those prescribed
in the Institute? Or was England so singular that dispensations and
concessions left the Society there scarcely recognizable as such to
other Jesuits? Centring on the period from 1623 to 1688, from the
initial enthusiasm at the erection of the province to the debacle of
James II's collapse and flight, this thesis will consider the English
Jesuits in the context of the Society's Institute.
Not bound by any monastic vow of stability, the early Jesuits were
dispersed throughout the world. The preservation and the confirmation
of union among such members was a constant concern of St Ignatius
Loyola and the early Society. Out of this concern evolved much of the
Society's Institute and its ordinary manner of government, which are
topics of the first chapter.
Although the mission was opened in 1580, England did not become a
fully constituted province until 1623. During the intervening forty-three
years, the mission survived on the institutional fringe of the
Society. It was the Society's first independent, permanent mission and,
as such, was an exception to the customary style of government. Condemned
as a novelty, the mission withstood the threats and objections of other
provinces. Once erected, the English province was remarkably resilient in
its adjustments to the vicissitudes of the English political scene.
As the number of Jesuits increased, "colleges" and "residences"
were established in England. The precise meaning of both terms has
long eluded recusant historians and can only be understood fully if seen
in the context of the Institute. Although most Jesuits lived with
recusant families, there was a consistent effort to have a specific
Jesuit house within each college and residence.
Restricted by the Society's teachings on poverty and threatened by
the penal laws, the province had to be very careful about its financial
arrangements. The Society's Institute placed serious restrictions on
the provincial institutions. Working within those limitations, the
province was able to protect most of its capital and much of its real
estate again t theft, confiscation, and apostasy through lay trustees
and a complex system of interlocking trusts
The politico-religious usage of the queen's chapel, 1623-1688
Full text linkAfter setting its foundation within the context of prevailing domestic and international religious and political developments, the chief occupants of the Queen's Chapel under Henrietta Maria are revealed to be Oratorians. Their efforts and those of others associated with the Queen’s Chapel, such as Benedictines, Franciscans and Jesuits, are associated with different perspectives on ways to advance/restore Roman Catholicism, through conversions, the advocacy of religious liberty, the suspension of Penal Laws, or re-Unification with the Church of England. International structures of authority influencing these orders as they operated at the Queen’s Chapel are explored, ranging from internal structures of the catholic Church to foreign Embassies and secular diplomacy. Deploying primary research undertaken across Europe, this thesis argues that the revival of the Queen’s Chapel at the Restoration was more than a technicality in a Treaty; rather it reflected Charles II’s Catholicity, and ought to be seen in the context of other such manifestations typified by Bellings's Missions, the Secret Treaty of Dover, Acts of Indulgence and other actions. The choice, practice and actions of Benedictines, Jesuits, Arabadoes, and Queen’s Chapel attachments to the Chapel then take on a new significance. The Chapel is examined as a platform for calculated politico-religious sallies by book and sermon in preparation for, and defence of actions both of Charles II and his brother in favour of Catholicism. Chaplaincies and Devotions are examined, including the important ministry of Saint Claude de La Colombiere, whose legacy can be identified in the subsequent actions of James II. The study analyses the Chapel's architecture, music, and liturgy, as expressions of its politico-religious usage. The continuance of the Dowager Queen's Chapel following the "Old Pretender" hiatus and James II's exile in 1688 challenges the universality of "the Glorious Revolution", revealing thereby the international heritage of the Queen's Chapel
Annunciation
No full textfull view, from [Joao da Rocha], "Song nianzhu guicheng ([Nanjing: Society of Jesus, ca. 1619-23]), 3
Notes on the Jesuits
No full textHeading for this item in D108. Rough notes from Noah Webster, author of Webster's Dictionary, definition of Jesuits, Jesuits in New Mexico, treatment of the Jesuits in New England. Written by William Gillet Ritch. Document in English, 1 pp/fr, two pages per frame. F47
Crucifixion
No full textfull view, from [Joao da Rocha], "Song nianzhu guicheng" ([Nanjing: Society of Jesus, ca. 1619-23]), fol. 21
Cultural Worlds of the Jesuits in Colonial Latin America
Full text linkThe Jesuits’ colonial legacy in Latin America is well-known. They pioneered an interest in indigenous languages and cultures, compiling dictionaries and writing some of the earliest ethnographies of the region. They also explored the region’s natural history and made significant contributions to the development of science and medicine. On their estates and in the missions they introduced new plants, livestock, and agricultural techniques, such as irrigation. In addition, they left a lasting legacy on the region’s architecture, art, and music.
The volume demonstrates the diversity of Jesuit contributions to Latin American culture. This volume is unique in considering not only the range of Jesuit activities but also the diversity of perspectives from which they may be approached. It includes papers from scholars of history, linguistics, religion, art, architecture, music, medicine and science
Locke and the Jesuits on law and politics
No full textDr. Elliot Rossiter (Douglas College) contributed the chapter "Locke and the Jesuits on law and politics" (2019).Final book published
Imagining Guaranis and Jesuits. Yesterday s History, Today s Perspective
No full textThroughout the last three hundred years, historical literature and fiction have found a frequent theme in the missions. The Jesuits spread news about this distant corner of the American colonies through the European continent and provided valuable information about the natives with whom they had had contact. Reacting to this information, the European public soon developed highly polarized opinions. While apologetic stances defended the missions as a noble experiment of civilizing the indigenous people who resided in the forest, the anti-Jesuit position perceived the religious order as exploiters of the natives who sought to create a kingdom independent from the Spanish and Portuguese crowns. This paper briefly explores Jesuit missions historiography and sumarizes recent approaches to the issue.Fil: Wilde, Guillermo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Instituto de Altos Estudios Sociales; Argentin
Constitvtiones societatis Iesv, anno 1558... reprinted from the original ed., with an appendix containing a translation and several important documents.
No full textAppendix contains "The three bulls for the institution, suppression, and restoration of the Order of Jesuits : and an outline of the present condition of the Romish church in this kingdom."With reprint of original t-p.Mode of access: Internet
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