Saints or devils incarnate? : studies in Jesuit history / by John W. O'Malley.
| Author/creator | O'Malley, John W. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Lieden ; Boston : Brill, 2013. |
| Description | xiii, 312 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | Jesuit studies, modernity through the prism of Jesuit history. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | The historiography of the Society of Jesus: where does it stand today? -- The pastoral, social, ecclesiastical, civic, and cultural mission of the Society of Jesus -- The Society of Jesus -- Was Ignatius of Loyola a church reformer? How to look at early modern Catholicism -- The ministry to outsiders: the Jesuits -- Ignatius of Loyola (c. 1491-1556) -- Ignatius's special "way of proceeding" -- Early Jesuit spirituality: Spain and Italy -- To travel to any part of the world: Jerónimo Nadal and the Jesuit vocation -- Some distinctive characteristics of Jesuit spirituality in the sixteenth century -- Renaissance humanism and the religious culture of the first Jesuits -- How the first Jesuits became involved in education -- Mission and the early Jesuits -- Saint Ignatius and the cultural mission of the Society of Jesus -- The many lives of Ignatius of Loyola: future saint. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2013024395 |
| ISBN | 9789004255340 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9004255346 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9004257373 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 9789004257375 (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BX3706.3 .O43 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |