Format:
Online-Ressource (xii, 313 p)
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2008 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0814740251
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9780814740255
Content:
Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2008. With infectious energy and a genuine gift for storytelling, Raymond A. Schroth recounts the history of Jesuits in the United States. The American Jesuits isn't simply a book for Catholics; it's for anyone who loves a well-told historical tale. For more than 450 years, Jesuit priests have traveled the globe out of a religious commitment to serve others. Their order, the Society of Jesus, is the largest religious order of men in the Catholic Church, with more than 20,000 members around the world and almost 3,000 in the United States. It is one of the m
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-305) and index
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; I In the Beginning; Prologue; 1 The World Scene; 2 The Maryland Tradition; 3 The Pioneers; II Suppression and Return; 4 Death and Resurrection; 5 The New America; 6 A Nation and Faith Divided; 7 Schoolmasters and Preachers; 8 The Turning Point; III Engaging the World; 9 The Social Question; 10 At War; 11 The Cold War; 12 The Golden Age; IV The Modern Society Emerges; 13 Freedom from Fear; 14 The Arrupe Era; 15 Into the 21st Century; Notes and Sources; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780814740255
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The American Jesuits : A History
Language:
English
