UID:
edocfu_9959229620802883
Format:
1 online resource (325 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8147-0881-1
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0-8147-4071-5
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:
Description based upon print version of record.
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In the beginning -- Prologue -- The world scene -- The Maryland tradition -- The pioneers -- Suppression and return -- Death and resurrection -- The new America -- A nation and faith divided -- Schoolmasters and preachers -- The turning point -- Engaging the world -- The social question -- At war -- The Cold War -- The golden age -- The modern society emerges -- Freedom from fear -- The Arrupe era -- Into the 21st century.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8147-4108-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8147-4025-1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.18574/nyu/9780814708811