03021nam 22007334a 450 991077824570332120230721032045.00-8147-0881-10-8147-4071-510.18574/nyu/9780814708811(CKB)1000000000484145(EBL)865343(OCoLC)782877898(SSID)ssj0000102219(PQKBManifestationID)11109166(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102219(PQKBWorkID)10050593(PQKB)10893803(MiAaPQ)EBC865343(OCoLC)193434137(MdBmJHUP)muse10925(Au-PeEL)EBL865343(CaPaEBR)ebr10210078(DE-B1597)547012(DE-B1597)9780814708811(EXLCZ)99100000000048414520070423d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe American Jesuits[electronic resource] a history /Raymond A. SchrothNew York New York Universityc20071 online resource (325 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-4108-8 0-8147-4025-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-305) and index.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.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 mRELIGION / HistorybisacshJesuit.States.United.centuries.controversies.elegant.flops.four.hard.heroics.synthesis.work.RELIGION / History.271/.53073Schroth Raymond A1479780MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778245703321The American Jesuits3834143UNINA