The Jesuits : a history / Markus Friedrich ; translated by John Noël Dillon.

"Since its founding by Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, the Society of Jesus--more commonly known as the Jesuits--has played a critical role in the events of modern history. From the Counter-Reformation to the ascent of Francis I as the first Jesuit pope, The Jesuits presents an intimate look at one of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Jesuiten. English
Main Author: Friedrich, Markus (Author)
Other Authors: Dillon, John Noël (Translator)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
German
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Jesuits > History.
Jesuits > Missions > History.
Ignatius, > of Loyola, Saint, > 1491-1556.
Jesuits > History > Suppression, 1773-1814.
RELIGION / Christianity / Denominations.
Jesuits.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xiii, 854 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Prologue: Ignatius of Loyola founds an order
  • The inner life and structure of the Society
  • The Society, the churches, and the faithful
  • Saeculum and the Kingdom of God: the Jesuits "in the world"
  • The global Society
  • A world without the Society of Jesus: hostility, suppression, revival
  • Epilogue: The modern Society.