Topics in Jesuit History

3 credits

This reading course examines Jesuit history with a particular emphasis on Jesuit education, spirituality and intellectual ministry. It will consider Jesuit formation as well as the short-and long-term impact of Jesuit educational work since the establishment of the first Jesuit schools in the mid 1500s. The link between Ignatian spirituality and Jesuit pedagogy will be a major theme throughout the course.