A History of the Society of Jesus

Synopsis

Preface -- 1. 1491-1556. The Founder And His Legacy -- The Early Life Of Ignatius Loyola -- In Paris And Rome -- Early Expansion -- Schools -- Foreign Missions -- Last Years Of Ignatius -- Conclusion -- 2. 1556-1580. Ever Widening Horizons -- The Generals -- Latynez, 1558-1565 -- Saint Francis Borgia, 15650-1572 -- Mercurian, 1573-1580 -- Italy -- Architecture -- Spain And Portugal -- France -- Germany And Central Europe -- Jesuit Drama -- Poland -- The Low Countries -- England And Other Areas -- Roots Of Jansenism -- The Near East -- The Far East -- Africa -- Brazil And Spanish America -- Conclusion -- 3. 1580-1615. Rapid Growth And Fresh Enterprises -- The General, Claudio Aquaviva, 1581-1615 -- The Jesuit Educational System -- Italy -- Spain And Portugal -- France -- Germany And Central Europe -- Poland -- The Low Countries, England, And Other Areas -- The Near East -- The Far East -- Africa, Brazil, Spanish America, And The Philippines -- General Missionary Problems --^ Conclusion -- 4. 1615-1687. Challenges From New Political And Cultural Hegemonies -- The Generals -- Italy -- Jesuit Architecture -- Spain And Portugal -- France -- Jansenism -- Germany And Central Europe -- Poland -- The Low Countries, England, And Other Areas -- The Far East -- Africa -- Brazil, Spanish America, And The Philippines -- French And English America -- General Missionary Problems -- Conclusion -- 5. 1687-1757. Confrontation With The Age Of Reason -- The Generals -- Italy -- Spain -- Portugal -- France -- Germany And Central Europe -- Poland -- The Low Countries, England, And Other Areas -- The Far East -- The Malabar Rites -- China, Africa, Brazil And Spanish America -- 6. 1757-1814. Exile, Suppression, And Restoration -- Lorenzo Ricci, General, 1758-1773 -- Portugal -- France -- Spain -- Naples And Parma -- The General Suppression -- Effects In North America And China -- General Conclusion On The Missions -- Survival In White Russia -- Partial Restoration --^ Restoration In The United States -- The Universal Restoration -- Conclusion -- 7. 1814-1914. Accommodation To A New Political, Social, And Colonial World -- The Generals -- Italy -- Spain And Portugal -- France -- Germany And Central Europe -- Poland -- The Low Countries, England, And Other Areas -- Foreign Missions -- The United States -- Conclusion -- 8. The Twentieth Century -- The Generals, 1914-1964 -- The Thirty-first General Congregation: 1965-1966 -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- List Of The Generals And General Congregations. [by] William V. Bangert.