Jesuits and Globalization - Historical Legacies and Contemporary Challenges

The Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits was founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540. This book explores what we can learn from the historical and contemporary experience of the Society of Jesus - what do the Jesuits tell us about globalization and what can globalization tell us about the Jesuits?

Summary

The Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits was founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540. This book explores what we can learn from the historical and contemporary experience of the Society of Jesus - what do the Jesuits tell us about globalization and what can globalization tell us about the Jesuits?

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Casanova Banchoff
• Assisted by: Thomas Banchoff (Editor), Banchoff Thomas (Editor), José Casanova (Editor), Jose J. Casanova (Editor)
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.05.2016
• EAN: 9781626162860
• ISBN: 978-1-62616-286-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: The Jesuits and Globalization; The Jesuits and Globalization
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Geschichte der Religion, RELIGION / History, RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations, History of Religion, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Religious institutions and organizations, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic / General