Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) obtained papal approval in 1540 for a new international religious order called the Society of Jesus. Until the mid-1700s the 'Jesuits' were active in many parts of Europe and far beyond. Gaining both friends and enemies in response to their work as teachers, scholars, writers, preachers, missionaries and spiritual directors, the Jesuits were formally suppressed by Pope Clement XIV in 1773 and restored by Pope Pius VII in 1814. The Society of Jesus then grew until the 1960s; it has more ...
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Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) obtained papal approval in 1540 for a new international religious order called the Society of Jesus. Until the mid-1700s the 'Jesuits' were active in many parts of Europe and far beyond. Gaining both friends and enemies in response to their work as teachers, scholars, writers, preachers, missionaries and spiritual directors, the Jesuits were formally suppressed by Pope Clement XIV in 1773 and restored by Pope Pius VII in 1814. The Society of Jesus then grew until the 1960s; it has more recently experienced declining membership in Europe and North America, but expansion in other parts of the world. This Companion examines the religious and cultural significance of the Jesuits. The first four sections treat the period prior to the Suppression, while section five examines the Suppression and some of the challenges and opportunities of the restored Society of Jesus up to the present.
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A series of essays, mostly by Jesuits or friends of Jesuits. Overall, a good look; they don't sugarcoat the problems that Jesuits have had at various times with their missionary work, with their educational activities, and their political activities (both inside and outside the Church!). But they don't ascribe a fair share of the blame to the Jesuits for some of the enmity they have generated (inside and outside the Church.
The biggest flaw in the book is a lack of a fair look at Jesuit education in the U.S. By the 20th century, it had become second rate until the Jesuits surrended control of their schools to layman.
Worth a read, but add another book, perhaps "God's Soldiers" for a balanced view of Jesuits.
