Jesuit Lives
At Home in the World
Description:... Before the word 'globalisation' was invented, there were the Jesuits. Defining themselves not by any particular place but by a universal outreach, the Jesuits embraced the whole world. Linking Zambia to China, Paraguay to Lake Huron, the Jesuits were a global network almost from their foundation. Ready to go wherever the needs were great and the opportunities promising, what they were to do when they arrived remained to be discovered, depending on what they found. Adaptability became the Jesuit hallmark. Concerned not only with the geographical boundaries of our world, they probed and explored the boundaries between spiritual and secular worlds. Jesuit Lives tells the stories of these pioneers, allowing you to join them as they don traditional Confucian dress in China, negotiate the territories of the Huron and Iroquois in North America, pass through Victoria Falls, following the Zambezi river through Africa and grapple with the message of the Gospel in modern times. Divided into five sections, and featuring contributions by leading Jesuits, Jesuit Lives makes the experience and wisdom of these Jesuits accessible to us today. Book jacket.
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