The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Jesuits

Informationen zum Autor Thomas Worcester, SJ, is Professor of History at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He holds a Ph.D. in history from Cambridge University and is a specialist in the religion and culture of early modern France and Italy. Worcester is the editor of The Cambridge Companion to the Jesuits (Cambridge, 2008), and is co-editor of four books, including The Papacy since 1500: From Italian Prince to Universal Pastor (Cambridge, 2010, co-edited with James Corkery). He has also published articles in journals such as Seventeenth-Century French Studies, Sixteenth Century Journal, and French Colonial History. Klappentext This Encyclopedia examines Jesuit roles in globalization, education, cultural encounters, and articulation of modern ways of thinking, from the Renaissance to today. Zusammenfassung This Encyclopedia emphasizes the global presence and diverse role of Jesuits. It includes topical entries as well as biographies of Jesuit teachers! scholars! missionaries! advisors to kings and queens! and Jesuits ministering to the poor and marginalized. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; Alphabetical list of entries; Introduction; Entries; Index.

Product details

• Authors: SJ Worcester
• Assisted by: SJ Worcester (Editor), SJ Thomas Worcester (Editor), Thomas Worcester (Editor), Thomas Worcester Sj (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9780521769051
• ISBN: 978-0-521-76905-1
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 262 mm x 45 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christian Church / History, Christianity, History of Religion, Reference works, Church history, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, General encyclopaedias