Filter by
Jesus and Other Men : Ideal Masculinities in the Synoptic Gospels
Now available in Open Access thanks to the support of the University of Helsinki. In Jesus and Other Men, Susanna Asikainen explores the masculinities of Jesus and other male characters as well as the ideal femininities in the Synoptic Gospels. She studies the masculinity of Jesus vis-à -vis his opponents, disciples, and women. She also considers the impact of Jesus’ emotions and suffering on…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-90-04-36109-6
- Collation
- x, 250 pp.
- Series Title
- Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume: 159
- Call Number
- -
Jesuits in the North American Colonies and the United States : Faith, Conflic…
From Eusebio Kino to Daniel Berrigan, and from colonial New England to contemporary Seattle, Jesuits have built and disrupted institutions in ways that have fundamentally shaped the Catholic Church and American society. As Catherine O’Donnell demonstrates, Jesuits in French, Spanish, and British colonies were both evangelists and agents of empire. John Carroll envisioned an American church in…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-90-04-43317-5
- Collation
- vi, 112 pp.
- Series Title
- Brill Research Perspectives in Jesuit Studies
- Call Number
- -
Jesuits in Spanish America before the Suppression : Organization and Demograp…
From the late sixteenth century until their expulsion in 1767, members of the Society of Jesus played an important role in the urban life of Spanish America and as administrators of frontier missions. This study examines the organization of the Society of Jesus in Spanish America in large provinces, as well as the different urban institutions such as colegios and frontier missions. It outlines …
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-90-04-46034-8
- Collation
- vi, 108 pp.: 15 color ills., 4 maps, 22 tables
- Series Title
- Brill Research Perspectives in Jesuit Studies
- Call Number
- -
Jesuits in Africa : A Historical Narrative from Ignatius of Loyola to Pedro A…
Jesuits have been in Africa since the founding of their order, yet their history there remains poorly researched. Although scholars have begun to focus on specific regions such as Congo, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe, a comprehensive picture of the entire Jesuit experience on the continent has hitherto been lacking. In a condensed yet accessible way, Jesuits in Africa fills that lacuna. Narrating the …
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-90-04-51285-6
- Collation
- vi, 115 pp.
- Series Title
- Brill Research Perspectives in Jesuit Studies
- Call Number
- -
Sustainability Objectives in Competition and Intellectual Property Law
While recent years have been dominated by Covid-19 and now the war in Ukraine, we are witnessing numerous ongoing tragedies. The last few decades have seen a dramatic increase in freak weather events caused by climate change.
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783031448690
- Collation
- XIX, 415
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Students’ Collaborative Problem Solving in Mathematics Classrooms
At this time, the socio-economic background of globalization and information technology is presently increasing. Collaboration among team members is crucial to the success of groups, families, corporations, public institutions, organizations, and government agencies (OECD, 2017)
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789819973866
- Collation
- XII, 297
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Jesuits and the Natural Sciences in Modern Times, 1814–2014 : Brill's Resea…
After their restoration of 1814, the Jesuits made significant contributions to the natural sciences, especially in the fields of astronomy, meteorology, seismology, terrestrial magnetism, mathematics, and biology. This narrative provides a history of the Jesuit institutions in which these discoveries were made, many of which were established in countries that previously had no scientific instit…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-90-04-39490-2
- Collation
- vi, 104 pp.
- Series Title
- Brill Research Perspectives in Jesuit Studies
- Call Number
- -
Jesuits and Islam in Europe
This volume chronicles Jesuit efforts to engage with Muslim populations in Christian Europe, such as the Moriscos, as well as the work of Jesuit missionaries in Muslim territory, such as Constantinople. It provides insights into the activities of the Society of Jesus along the eastern frontier of the Ottoman Empire, and tracks the careers of individual Jesuits such as Tomás de León and Antoni…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-90-04-51731-8
- Collation
- viii, 116 pp.
- Series Title
- Brill Research Perspectives in Jesuit Studies
- Call Number
- -
Jesuit Schools and Universities in Europe, 1548–1773 : Brill's Research Per…
Paul F. Grendler, noted historian of European education, surveys Jesuit schools and universities throughout Europe from the first school founded in 1548 to the suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1773. The Jesuits were noted educators who founded and operated an international network of schools and universities that enrolled students from the age of ten through doctoral studies. The essay an…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-90-04-39112-3
- Collation
- viii, 118 pp.
- Series Title
- Brill Research Perspectives in Jesuit Studies
- Call Number
- -
Jesuit Missions in Coastal and South India (1543–1773) : Between Mission an…
Jesuit missions in coastal and South India were among the first foundations of the Society of Jesus in the world. They represented models of apostolic action imitated, debated and reformulated in other parts of the world. This book traces the history of the Jesuit missionary activities in the early modern period and shows how the Jesuits navigated European colonial interests and local conversio…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-90-04-72739-7
- Collation
- x, 134 pp.
- Series Title
- Brill Research Perspectives in Jesuit Studies
- Call Number
- -
Computer Science, Information & General Works 
Philosophy & Psychology 
Religion 
Social Sciences 
Language 
Pure Science 
Applied Sciences 
Art & Recreation 
Literature 
History & Geography