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The Jesuits (Paperback)
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The Jesuits (Paperback)
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The Jesuits tells the fascinating, sprawling story of the most
provocative and prodigious religious order in Roman Catholic
history Over the course of five centuries, members of the Society
of Jesus have travelled as missionaries to every corner of the
globe, founding haciendas in Mexico, exploring the Mississippi and
Amazon rivers and serving Chinese emperors as map-makers, painters
and astronomers. These far-flung travels helped to establish their
influence on the political and social history of countless
countries over hundreds of years. The Jesuits accomplishments were
wide-ranging: as well as the predictable roll call of saints and
martyrs, the Society can also lay claim to the thirty-five craters
on the moon named for Jesuit scientists. Jesuits have been
pilloried and idolised on a scale unknown to members of any other
religious order - they have died the most horrible deaths and done
the most outlandish deeds. Whether they were loved or loathed, the
dramatic impact of the Society of Jesus could never be ignored. It
disrupted the certainties and hierarchies of the Roman Catholic
Church, transformed the intellectual, cultural and spiritual
landscapes of Europe, Asia and the Americas, and staked its claim
as a potent force in the classroom, the pulpit and the loftiest
bastions of political power. Though facing fresh crises and
controversies, today's Jesuits are still active in the worlds of
science and politics, education and devotion, playing their part in
the complex transformations of the modern Catholic church. Jonathan
Wright's fascinating study draws the reader into a gripping tale of
myth and counter-myth, of adoration and banishment, of
extraordinary achievements and spectacular failures. Contained
within the Jesuits' rise, fall and rebirth are the successive
chapters of Discovery, Reformation, Enlightenment and Revolution
that have shaped our modern world.
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