What does it mean to do theology and philosophy in our contemporary academia? What is the notion of good life in the 21st century university? One distinctive tradition of philosophical and theological investigation has been working since early modernity to offer answers to these questions, the Society of Jesus, founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola. The engaging and original contributions in this volume examine topics such as faith, science and reason, secularism, naturalism, humanism and Ignatian spirituality. The opening text outlines the vision of Jesuit education and is followed by historical analyses of sources such as St Ignatius of Loyola and Mary Ward, to show the relevance of these methodologies for other texts and practices. The contributions explore the relationship between philosophy and theology, challenge the dominant perspectives such as naturalism and secularisation, and propose a new way of thinking. This livelydiscussion engages with contemporary issues in the sphere of interreligious dialogue, bioethics, citizenship and human rights.

In Subversive Habits, Shannen Dee Williams provides the first full history of Black Catholic nuns in the United States, hailing them as the forgotten prophets of Catholicism and democracy. Drawing on oral histories and previously sealed Church records, Williams demonstrates how master narratives of women's religious life and Catholic commitments to racial and gender justice fundamentally change when the lives and experiences of African American nuns are taken seriously. For Black Catholic women and girls, embracing the celibate religious state constituted a radical act of resistance to white supremacy and the sexual terrorism built into chattel slavery and segregation. Williams shows how Black sisters-such as Sister Mary Antona Ebo, who was the only Black member of the inaugural delegation of Catholic sisters to travel to Selma, Alabama, and join the Black voting rights marches of 1965-were pioneering religious leaders, educators, healthcare professionals, desegregation foot soldiers, Black Power activists, and womanist theologians. In the process, Williams calls attention to Catholic women's religious life as a stronghold of white supremacy and racial segregation-and thus an important battleground in the long African American freedom struggle.

GRACIAS SENOR JESUS, POR ESE SACRIFICIO DE AMOR QUE HAS HECHO AL MORIR EN LA CRUZ PARA RECONCILIARNOS CON EL PADRE, GRACIAS SENOR JESUS. CIERTAMENTE NO HAY PALABRAS SUFICIENTES NI QUE LLENEN LA MAGNITUD DE GRATITUD QUE DEBERIAMOS TENER POR ESE SACRIFICIO DE AMOR QUE HAS HECHO POR NOSOTROS; POR ESO, DANOS LOS DONES DEL ESPIRITU SANTO PARA CONOCERTE, AMARTE Y ENTENDER TU PALABRA; Y ASI QUE A TRAVES DE LA DONACION DE ESOS DONES, PONIENDOLOS AL SERVICIO DEL PROJIMO, PODAMOS DEMOSTRARTE LA GRATITUD QUE MERECE TU GRAN AMOR. OH SENOR JESUS CON LA FUERZA DE TU AMOR, CONCEDENOS LA DICHA DE SER AGRADECIDOS CONTIGO PARA PODER ESTAR JUNTOS EN LA ETERNIDAD. AMEN