From Ignatius to Francis: The Jesuits in History
2023 Catholic Media Association Honorable Mention, History

Pope Francis is the first member of the Society of Jesus, the Catholic Church’s largest religious order of men, to be elected to the papacy in its nearly five-hundred-year existence, even though the Society is known for the special vow of obedience to the papacy taken by its leading members. Yet despite that oath of loyalty, Jesuits and popes have frequently been at loggerheads, eventually leading to one pope imprisoning the Jesuit superior general and entirely abolishing the Society. While recounting the more significant events in the history of the Jesuit order, this book pays particular attention to the controversies that have surrounded it, especially those concerning human freedom. 
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From Ignatius to Francis: The Jesuits in History
2023 Catholic Media Association Honorable Mention, History

Pope Francis is the first member of the Society of Jesus, the Catholic Church’s largest religious order of men, to be elected to the papacy in its nearly five-hundred-year existence, even though the Society is known for the special vow of obedience to the papacy taken by its leading members. Yet despite that oath of loyalty, Jesuits and popes have frequently been at loggerheads, eventually leading to one pope imprisoning the Jesuit superior general and entirely abolishing the Society. While recounting the more significant events in the history of the Jesuit order, this book pays particular attention to the controversies that have surrounded it, especially those concerning human freedom. 
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From Ignatius to Francis: The Jesuits in History

From Ignatius to Francis: The Jesuits in History

by Michael Walsh
From Ignatius to Francis: The Jesuits in History

From Ignatius to Francis: The Jesuits in History

by Michael Walsh

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2023 Catholic Media Association Honorable Mention, History

Pope Francis is the first member of the Society of Jesus, the Catholic Church’s largest religious order of men, to be elected to the papacy in its nearly five-hundred-year existence, even though the Society is known for the special vow of obedience to the papacy taken by its leading members. Yet despite that oath of loyalty, Jesuits and popes have frequently been at loggerheads, eventually leading to one pope imprisoning the Jesuit superior general and entirely abolishing the Society. While recounting the more significant events in the history of the Jesuit order, this book pays particular attention to the controversies that have surrounded it, especially those concerning human freedom. 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780814684917
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Publication date: 10/09/2022
Pages: 344
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Michael Walsh has been associated with the Society of Jesus for over fifty years, for part of that time as a member. He has been a frequent contributor to The Tablet as well as a regular broadcaster for the BBC and other, including North American, television and radio channels. He has written, edited, or translated two dozen books, including histories of the papacy.
 

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface 1
Chapter 1: From Inigo to Ignatius  5
Chapter 2: Trent and Its Aftermath  31
Chapter 3: Journey to the East  57
Chapter 4: The New World  95
Chapter 5: In Search of Prester John  129
Chapter 6: Schoolmasters and Politicians 147
Chapter 7: The Problem of France  177
Chapter 8: The Path to Suppression 203
Chapter 9: Restored or Renewed?  229
Chapter 10: Thinking with the Church  257
Appendix: The Black Legend of the Society of Jesus  291
Bibliography  297
Index  313
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