Publication

1996 - E.J. Brill, Leiden

Language

English

Word Count

79,000 words, Guess

Page Count

316 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL966410M
  • ISBN-109004104828
  • OCLC Control Number34617861
  • Library of Congress Control Number96002790
  • Goodreads3985670

Classifications

  • DDC271/.53041/09031
  • LCCBX3719 .M33 1996

Description

This volume is the first comprehensive study of the work of the Society of Jesus in the British Isles during the sixteenth century. Beginning with an account of brief papal missions to Ireland (1541) and Scotland (1562), it goes on to cover the foundation of a permanent mission to England (1580) and the frustration of Catholic hopes with the failure of the Spanish Armada (1588). Throughout the book, the activities of the Jesuits - preaching, propaganda, prayer and politics - are set within a wider European context, and within the framework of the Society's Constitutions. In particular, the sections on religious life and involvement in diplomacy show how flexibly the Jesuits adapted their 'way of proceeding' to the religious and political circumstances of the British Isles, and to the demands of the Counter-Reformation.

Subjects

Topics

JesuitsHistoryChurch historyJesuits, englandIreland, church historyScotland, church historyEngland -- Church history -- 16th century.

Times

Series Statement

  • Studies in medieval and Reformation thought,

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