The Jesuits in the United States by David J Collins

The Jesuits in the United States by David J Collins

The history of America cannot be told without the history of religion, the history of American religion cannot be told without the history of Catholicism, and the history of Catholicism in America cannot be told without the history of Jesuits in America.

Jesuits in the United States offers a panoramic overview of the Jesuit order in the United States from the colonial era to the present. David J. Collins, SJ, describes the development of the Jesuit order in the US against the background of American religious, cultural, and social history. He covers the papacy's suppression of the order and its restoration period. He also compares Jesuit activities in the US with those in Europe and, by the twentieth century, to those around the world, as the political and religious connections between the US and the world, especially Latin America, grow. Collins also reflects on the future of the order in light of its past.

Both readers familiar with the Jesuit tradition and those new to it will learn from this book's distinctive and modern perspective—using twenty-first-century scholarship on Jesuit slaveholding, the sexual abuse crisis, and other contemporary issues—to analyze five hundred years of Jesuit history in the United States.

[M]akes the fascinating and complex history of the order accessible to a new generation of readers* National Catholic Reporter *
This is an excellent short history of the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, in the US. * CHOICE connect *
Collins's ability to interest readers in an ever-changing set of people and events while orienting them to key moments and trends in a welter of shifting imperial, national, and denominational histories is striking. * Journal of Jesuit Studies *
[D]avid Collins has excelled at the task, producing a gem of a book that provides readers with an engaging and accessible introduction to a complex story. * Jesuit Higher Education *
The book offers glimpses of color and drama while providing a sturdy framework within which to understand Jesuit actions and contributions....An unusually rich array of images, including maps, portraits, and handwritten documents from the archive, further enhance this smart, elegant volume's appeal. * Journal of Jesuit Studies *
The book would be welcome in an undergraduate course on religion in North America and in a survey of Catholic Studies, while its readability also makes it attractive for general audiences....Collins maintains a measured tone throughout, nicely balancing individual profiles with larger trends, and social forces versus internal decisions and Vatican pressures.... * American Catholic Studies *
[D]avid Collins, SJ, has...summarized the story of the Society of Jesus (at least in the United States) in a crisp, 200-page narrative that most readers will be able to digest in a sitting or two....It is, therefore, an excellent primer to the history of the Jesuits and will hopefully become a bedrock introductory text for future generations of readers. * Journal of Church and State *
Fr. David Collins, S.J. has produced a compact and thoroughly engaging study of America's Jesuits. * Catholic Southwest *

David J. Collins, SJ, is an associate professor in the Department of History and the Haub Director of Catholic Studies at Georgetown University.

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ISBN 13	9781647126315
ISBN 10	1647126312
Title	The Jesuits in the United States
Author	David J Collins
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Georgetown University Press
Year published	2025-09-02
Number of pages	216
Prizes	Short-listed for Catholic Press Association Book Award for History 2024
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