A Study of the Life and Works of Athanasius Kircher, ‘Germanus Incredibilis’ - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Study of the Life and Works of Athanasius Kircher, ‘Germanus Incredibilis’ write by John Edward Fletcher. This book was released on 2011-08-25. A Study of the Life and Works of Athanasius Kircher, ‘Germanus Incredibilis’ available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Athanasius Kircher, a German Jesuit in 17th-century Rome, was an extraordinary polymath. His fascinating correspondence with popes, princes and priests was a key to the mind-set of the period, and the transition from medieval to modern scientific thinking.
The Oxford Handbook of the Jesuits
The Oxford Handbook of the Jesuits - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Oxford Handbook of the Jesuits write by Ines G. Zupanov. This book was released on 2019-05-15. The Oxford Handbook of the Jesuits available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Through its missionary, pedagogical, and scientific accomplishments, the Society of Jesus-known as the Jesuits-became one of the first institutions with a truly "global" reach, in practice and intention. The Oxford Handbook of the Jesuits offers a critical assessment of the Order, helping to chart new directions for research at a time when there is renewed interest in Jesuit studies. In particular, the Handbook examines their resilient dynamism and innovative spirit, grounded in Catholic theology and Christian spirituality, but also profoundly rooted in society and cultural institutions. It also explores Jesuit contributions to education, the arts, politics, and theology, among others. The volume is organized in seven major sections, totaling forty articles, on the Order's foundation and administration, the theological underpinnings of its activities, the Jesuit involvement with secular culture, missiology, the Order's contributions to the arts and sciences, the suppression the Order endured in the 18th century, and finally, the restoration. The volume also looks at the way the Jesuit Order is changing, including becoming more non-European and ethnically diverse, with its members increasingly interested in engaging society in addition to traditional pastoral duties.
Acta Conventus Neo-Latini Monasteriensis
Acta Conventus Neo-Latini Monasteriensis - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Acta Conventus Neo-Latini Monasteriensis write by . This book was released on 2015-02-24. Acta Conventus Neo-Latini Monasteriensis available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Since 1971, the International Congress for Neo-Latin Studies has been organised every three years in various cities in Europe and North America. In August 2012, Münster in Germany was the venue of the fifteenth Neo-Latin conference, held by the International Association for Neo-Latin Studies. The proceedings of the Münster conference have been collected in this volume under the motto „ Litterae neolatinae, sedes et quasi domicilia rerum religiosarum et politicarum – Religion and Politics in Neo-Latin Literature”. Forty-five individual and five plenary papers spanning the period from the Renaissance to the present offer a variety of themes covering a range of genres such as history, literature, philology, art history, and religion. The contributions will be of relevance not only for scholarly readers, but also for an interested non-professional audience.
Athanasius Kircher, the Mysteries of the Geocosmos, Magnetism, and the Universe
Athanasius Kircher, the Mysteries of the Geocosmos, Magnetism, and the Universe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Athanasius Kircher, the Mysteries of the Geocosmos, Magnetism, and the Universe write by Agustín Udías. This book was released on . Athanasius Kircher, the Mysteries of the Geocosmos, Magnetism, and the Universe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Jesuit Contribution to Science
Jesuit Contribution to Science - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Jesuit Contribution to Science write by Agustín Udías. This book was released on 2014-09-27. Jesuit Contribution to Science available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book presents a comprehensive history of the many contributions the Jesuits made to science from their founding to the present. It also links the Jesuits dedication to science with their specific spirituality which tries to find God in all things. The book begins with Christopher Clavius, professor of mathematics in the Roman College between 1567 and 1595, the initiator of this tradition. It covers Jesuits scientific contributions in mathematics, astronomy, physics and cartography up until the suppression of the order by the Pope in 1773. Next, the book details the scientific work the Jesuits pursued after their restoration in 1814. It examines the establishment of a network of observatories throughout the world; details contributions made to the study of tropical hurricanes, earthquakes and terrestrial magnetism and examines such important figures as Angelo Secchi, Stephen J. Perry, James B. Macelwane and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. From their founding to the present, Jesuits have trodden an uncommon path to the frontiers where the Christian message is not yet known. Jesuits’ work in science is also an interesting chapter in the general problem of the relation between science and religion. This book provides readers with a complete portrait of the Jesuit scientific tradition. Its engaging story will appeal to those with an interest in the history of science, the history of the relations between science and religion and the history of Jesuits.
