Jesuits in Africa : : A Historical Narrative from Ignatius of Loyola to Pedro Arrupe.

• Superior document: Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences Series
• Author: Mkenda, Festo.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (152 pages)
• Other title: Sixteenth Century: Kongo, Ethiopia, Mozambique/Zimbabwe, and Angola --; Seventeenth Century: West Africa, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Angola, and Kongo --; Eighteenth Century: Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Angola --; Nineteenth Century: Algeria, Fernando Po, Sudan, Egypt, Madagascar, Zambezi, and Congo --; Twentieth Century: Continuation, Consolidation, and Expansion.
• ISBN: 9004512853
• Hierarchical level: Monograph

Jesuits have been in Africa since they were founded, yet their history there remains poorly documented. Although scholars have started to focus on specific regions like Congo, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, a comprehensive picture of the entire Jesuit experience on the continent is still lacking. In a condensed yet accessible way, Jesuits in Africa fills that lacuna. Narrating the story century by century from the time of St. Ignatius of Loyola (c.1491-1556), founder of the Jesuits, to that of Pedro Arrupe (1907-91, in office 1965-83), 28th general superior of the Society, the book makes Jesuit history in Africa available to a general readership while offering scholars a broad view in which specialized topics can be conceived and deepened.