The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Jesuits

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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Jesuits
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Jesuits
Author : Thomas Worcester, SJ
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Language : English
Release Date : 16 August 2017
ISBN : 0521769051
Pages : 930 pages
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Founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola, the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) has been praised as a saintly god-send and condemned as the work of Satan. With some 600 entries written by 110 authors - those inside and outside the order - this encyclopedia opens up the complexities of Jesuit history and explores the current life and work of this Catholic religious order and its global vocation. Approximately 230 entries are biographies, focusing on key people in Jesuit history, while the majority of the entries focus on Jesuit ideals, concepts, terminology, places, institutions, and events. With some 70 illustrations highlighting the centrality of visual images in Jesuit life, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive volume providing accessible and authoritative coverage of the Jesuits' life and work across the continents during the last five centuries.

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Jesuits

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Jesuits by Thomas Worcester, SJ

Founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola, the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) has been praised as a saintly god-send and condemned as the work of Satan. With some 600 entries written by 110 authors - those inside and outside the order - this encyclopedia opens up the complexities of Jesuit history and explores

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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Jesuits

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