The Jesuits and globalization : historical legacies and contemporary challenges edited by Thomas Banchoff and José Casanova, editors

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : The Jesuits and Globalization / Thomas Banchoff and José Casanova -- Part I. Historical Perspectives. Chapter 1. The Jesuits in East Asia in the Early Modern Age : a New "Areopagus" and the "Re-invention" of Christianity / M. Antoni J. Ucerler, SJ -- Chapter 2. Jesuit Intellectual Practice in Early Modernity : The Pan-Asian Argument against Rebirth / Francis X. Clooney, SJ -- Chapter 3. Global Visions in Contestation : Jesuits and Muslims in the Age of Empires / Daniel A. Madigan, SJ -- Chapter 4. Jesuits in Ibero-America : Missions and Colonial Societies / Aliocha Maldavsky -- Chapter 5. The History of Anti-Jesuitism : National and Global Dimensions / Sabina Pavone -- Chapter 6. Restored Jesuits : Notes Toward a Global History / John T. McGreevy -- Chapter 7. Historical Perspectives on Jesuit Education and Globalization / John W. O'Malley, SJ -- Part II. Contemporary Challenges. Chapter 8. The Jesuits and the "More Universal Good" : at Vatican II and Today / David Hollenbach, SJ -- Chapter 9. The Jesuits and Social Justice in Latin America / Maria Clara Lucchetti Bingemer -- Chapter 10. Global Human Development and the Jesuits in Asia / John Joseph Puthenkalam, SJ and Drew Rau -- Chapter 11. Global Human Mobility, Refugees, and Jesuit Education at the Margins / Peter Balleis, SJ -- Chapter 12. Jesuit Higher Education and the Global Common Good / Thomas Banchoff -- Chapter 13. The Jesuits Through the Prism of Globalization, Globalization Through a Jesuit Prism / José Casanova.

The Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits, is the most successful and enduring global missionary enterprise in history. Founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, the Jesuit order has preached the Gospel, managed a vast educational network, and shaped the Catholic Church, society, and politics in all corners of the earth. The Jesuits' international impact and openness to dialogue with non-European cultures generated controversy--and led to their suppression by Pope Clement XIV in 1773. Restored in 1814, the Jesuits grew rapidly and had particular influence on the formation of schools and universities, an influence that continues to this day. In our global era marked by deep religious and cultural pluralism, what can we learn from the historical and contemporary experience of the Society of Jesus? What do the Jesuits tell us about globalization, and what can globalization tells us about the Jesuits? This volume is divided into two parts, historical legacies and contemporary challenges, and brings together leading scholars such as comparative theologian Francis Clooney, SJ, historian John O'Malley, SJ, Brazilian theologian Maria Clara Bingemer, and ethicist David Hollenbach, SJ, to focus on three critical themes: mission and dialogue; education and the human person; and justice and the common good.