...The 1767 expulsion of the Jesuits from the Spanish empire came late for the missionaries in north-western New Spain. While it came later, it was particularly brutal, extending to nearly two years of imprisonment and forced marches in Mexico, and several more years lingering in places of exile...

...This chapter sets out the basic history of the Jesuit missions in New France and provides insight into the Ignatian tradition and how it informs the composition of the Relations. When the first Jesuits arrived in New France, they came with the usual European mind-set: to bring...

...The ways in which the Jesuit Fathers convinced Native Americans to convert to Christianity were very different from the ways in which Protestant ministers handled their ministry, or the ways in which they would have attempted to convert the natives, had they been allowed to do so. Briefly put...

... into contact with the Italian Evangelicals or spirituali. Jesuits heard women's confessions, becoming confessors who could incline the potential patronesses' hearts to give money and material aid to the Jesuit mission. Ignatius maintained an extensive correspondence with many (usually noble...

...The historian Francis Parkman's assessment of the grand project of the Jesuit Fathers in French Canada may yet be the most fitting summary: he deems the Jesuit order “a vast mechanism for guiding and governing the minds of men, this mighty enginery [sic] for subduing the earth to the dominion...

...Leaving his native Netherlands for the Arab world in 1960 marked a decisive point for the young Jesuit, van Nispen. He was to spend forty years in Cairo teaching philosophy and Islamic studies in Christian seminaries, and making extensive contacts with Muslims in academic, practical and spiritual...

...“Every night my mind drifts back to West Africa” – the testimony of Ryan, the American Jesuit, whose life was lived “on the borders” between Nigeria, Ghana, The Gambia, and the USA, especially his native New York. The Yoruba people, half Muslim – half Christian, formed the focus of doctoral studies...

...The experience of respect and love for Muslims by confrères (amongst others: Robert Bütler and Paolo Dall’Oglio) initiated the Jesuit, Madigan, into Christian-Muslim relations during his first exposure in India and Pakistan. The author cites the inspiration of St Ignatius “to put the best possible...

...Through the stimulation of home-life and schooling, challenging encounters and friendships, and a desire to centre his life on his Christian faith and commitment, the German Jesuit, Körner, was prepared for a life of theological encounter. Hebrew studies led to Arabic, which, augmented...

... status that advanced education in seminary training would bring them, and absolved the seminary administration of any responsibility for the strike. This chapter examines the changing relations between European Jesuit missionaries and African seminarians from the early 1930s to 1975. Benedict XV Pope...

...This chapter takes a broad view of both Jesuit and feminist educational visions. It argues for abandoning the term “pedagogy,” which fails to capture the Jesuit movement of seeking social justice by moving beyond the confines of the classroom, in favor of paideia—the total...

... with the issues the play raises can engage students in discussion about values—such as the dignity of human beings, violence against the oppressed, and solidarity with the poor and vulnerable—that are at the heart of Jesuit and feminist education. Cardinal Newman Society CNS Catholic schools Ensler Eve...

...This chapter examines the mixed messages that university campus ministry programs send to women concerning their role in the Church. It argues that a major challenge for Jesuit schools in the twenty-first century will be nurturing and educating women for ministry. Drawing on the Manresa Project...

...This chapter offers a Jesuit perspective on how to advance social justice in institutions of higher education by urging us to apply the lessons from Decree 14 to everyday practice in our classrooms and on our campuses. Educating for others by employing elements from Jesuit and feminist pedagogies...

... Romero Carlos Humberto general Navarro Alfonso Elections Walker Norman abortion Father Robert Drinan Jesuit priests Argentina human rights Amnesty International Drinan's expedition to Argentina was in the tradition of his 1969 flight with an investigating committee to Vietnam—a team of concerned...

... Dornan Robert letter against Drinan to pope Pope Paul VI pro life movement wish to remove Drinan women's ordination Vatican Bresler Ken Reichard Dottie Catholic Church Frank David Jesuits priceless gifts of his life Plati Maria Cornell Father Robert J O Praem Wisconsin congressman Frank...

... Catholic Reporter, which gave him every opportunity to reach a large Catholic and ecumenical audience with his political views. And he wrote regularly for America, the magazine that had given him his start. Arrupe Father Pedro Jesuit Refugee Service refugees Dezza Father Paolo...

... an online survey, were analyzed, and presented in this chapter. The first section highlights the results of the survey and interviews conducted with staff at Jesuit colleges and universities. The second section presents a five-part case study of Loyola University Chicago initiatives. These initiatives were...

...Transforming Ourselves, Transforming the World articulates how Jesuit colleges and universities create an educational community energized to transform the lives of its students, faculty, and administrators and to equip them to transform a broken world. The essays are rooted...

...This introductory chapter begins with a discussion of the importance of education for the Society of Jesus. Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, intended Jesuit education to be free and open to all social classes and saw it as an important contribution to the “common good...